{"title":"Lothar Müller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLothar Müller\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the realms of education and cultural reference, inviting readers to engage deeply with themes that illuminate both historical context and contemporary thought. His work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eWhite Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, blends scholarly rigour with accessible prose, making complex ideas approachable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful reflections and nuanced perspectives that enrich understanding, appealing to those with a keen interest in intellectual discourse and the intersections of knowledge and society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"white-magic-by-lothar-muller-9780745672540","title":"White Magic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper is older than the printing press, and even in its unprinted state it was the great network medium behind the emergence of modern civilisation. In the shape of bills, banknotes and accounting books it was indispensable to the economy. As forms and files it was essential to bureaucracy. As letters, it became the setting for the invention of the modern soul, and as newsprint it became a stage for politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant new book, \u003cem\u003eWhite Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, Lothar Müller describes how paper made its way from China through the Arab world to Europe, where it permeated everyday life in a variety of formats from the thirteenth century onwards. He explains how the paper technology revolution of the nineteenth century paved the way for the creation of the modern daily press. His key witnesses are the works of Rabelais and Grimmelshausen, Balzac and Herman Melville, James Joyce and Paul Valéry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMüller writes not only about books, however: he also writes about pamphlets, playing cards, papercutting and legal pads. We think we understand the 'Gutenberg era', but we can understand it better when we explore the world that underpinned it: the paper age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, with the proliferation of digital devices, paper may seem to be a residue of the past, but Müller shows that the humble technology of paper is in many ways the most fundamental medium of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461783503084,"sku":"9780745672540","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745672540-white-magic.jpg?v=1774977357"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lothar-muller.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}