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Wild Nature and ‘Religious’ Readings of Events: Natural Disasters in Milanese Printed Reports (16th-17th Century)

by Massimo Petta

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Despite of the title, this article focuses on the marginalization of any religious and scientific element in the... more Despite of the title, this article focuses on the marginalization of any religious and scientific element in the printed reports (avvisi) from 16th century, especially the ones about natural disasters or similar. Actually, the central matter of news texts was the pure fact: as a consequence, any interpretation (religious or scientific) is irrelevant or purely ornamental.

Mots et pratiques de l'information. Ce que "aviser" veut dire (XVIe-XVIIe siècles)

by Johann Petitjean

published in "MEFRIM", 122/1, 2010, p. 107-121