Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c32: Front matter
Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c32
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the *Gesta Romanorum*, the *Legenda Aurea* of Jacobus de Voragine, and the *Speculum Historiale* of Vincent of Beauvais. These were the books that fed the imagination of the Middle Ages, and they were the books that the Church, in its wisdom, provided for the instruction and edification of the faithful.
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But the Church did not merely provide books; it also provided the means of their dissemination. The monastic scriptoria, where monks labored in silence to copy the sacred texts, were the precursors of the printing press. And when the press finally arrived, it was the Church that first harnessed its power, using it to spread the word of God to the corners of the earth. The Gutenberg Bible, the first major book printed in Europe, was a testament to the Church's commitment to the written word.
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Yet, even as the Church championed the spread of knowledge, it also sought to control it. The *Index Librorum Prohibitorum*, or List of Prohibited Books, was a tool used by the Church to suppress ideas it deemed dangerous or heretical. This tension between the desire to educate and the need to control would define the Church's relationship with literature for centuries to come.
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It is a complex history, one that is marked by both enlightenment and suppression. But it is a history that cannot be ignored, for it is the history of the very foundation of Western civilization. The Church, in its role as the guardian of knowledge, has shaped the way we think, the way we write, and the way we understand the world around us.
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the *Gesta Romanorum*, the *Legenda Aurea* of Jacobus de Voragine, and the *Speculum Historiale* of Vincent of Beauvais. These were the books that fed the imagination of the Middle Ages, and they were the books that the Church, in its wisdom, provided for the instruction and edification of the faithful.
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But the Church did not merely provide books; it also provided the means of their dissemination. The monastic scriptoria, where monks labored in silence to copy the sacred texts, were the precursors of the printing press. And when the press finally arrived, it was the Church that first harnessed its power, using it to spread the word of God to the corners of the earth. The Gutenberg Bible, the first major book printed in Europe, was a testament to the Church's commitment to the written word.
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Yet, even as the Church championed the spread of knowledge, it also sought to control it. The *Index Librorum Prohibitorum*, or List of Prohibited Books, was a tool used by the Church to suppress ideas it deemed dangerous or heretical. This tension between the desire to educate and the need to control would define the Church's relationship with literature for centuries to come.
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It is a complex history, one that is marked by both enlightenment and suppression. But it is a history that cannot be ignored, for it is the history of the very foundation of Western civilization. The Church, in its role as the guardian of knowledge, has shaped the way we think, the way we write, and the way we understand the world around us.
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SIR JADUNATH SARKAR, Kt., C.I.E., Honorary Member, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Corres. Member, Royal Historical Society, (London.)
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VOLUME III. 1771—1788.
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S. N. SARKAR CALCUTTA
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| | Rs. A. |
| 1. *History of Aurangzib*, | |
| Vols. 1 & 2 together, 2nd ed. ... | 5 0 |
| Vol. 3, 3rd ed. ... ... | 3 8 |
| Vol. 4, 2nd ed. ... ... | 4 0 |
| Vol. 5 ... ... ... | 4 0 |
| 2. *Shivaji and his Times*, 3rd ed. (re-written) | 5 0 |
| 3. *Short History of Aurangzib* (511 pp.) ... | 5 0 |
| 4. *Mughal Administration*, 3rd ed. ... | 3 0 |
| 5. *Anecdotes of Aurangzib* (Eng. tr.), 2nd | |
| ed. ... ... ... | 1 8 |
| 6. *Ahkam-i-Alamgiri* (Persian text), 2nd ed. | 1 0 |
| 7. *Chaitanya: His Life and Teachings*, 3rd | |
| ed. (331 pp.) ... ... | 2 0 |
| 8. *Studies in Mughal India*, first series. | |
| 9. ,, 2nd series (Reign of Aurangzib) | 2 8 |
| 10. *India through the Ages* ... ... | 1 8 |
| 11. *Fall of Mughal Empire*, Vol. I ... | 5 0 |
| ,, ,, Vol. II ... | 5 0 |
| 12. *Bihar & Orissa during the Fall of Mughal* | |
| *Empire* ... ... ... | 2 0 |
| 13. *Studies in Maratha History*, (House of | |
| Shivaji) in prep. | |
| 14. *India of Aurangzib: Statistics, Topo-* | |
| *graphy and Roads* ... ... | o. p. |
| 15. *Economics of British India*, 4th ed. ... | o. p. |
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CALCUTTA: M. C. SARKAR & SONS. LONDON: LUZAC & CO.