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Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher

Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher

Margolis, Oren

Hardcover

Series: Renaissance Lives

Biographies GeneralMedieval & Renaissance HistoryItalian History

Publisher Price: $25.00

ISBN10: 1789147794
ISBN13: 9781789147797
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: Dec 5 2023
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
A fresh reading of Aldus Manutius, preeminent in the history of the printed book.

Aldus Manutius is perhaps the greatest figure in the history of the printed book: in Venice, Europe's capital of printing, he invented the italic type and issued more first editions of the classics than anyone before or since, as well as Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, the most beautiful and mysterious printed book of the Italian Renaissance.

This is the first monograph in English on Aldus Manutius in over forty years. It shows how Aldus redefined the role of a book printer, from mere manual laborer to a learned publisher. As a consequence, Aldus participated in the same debates as contemporaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus of Rotterdam, making this book an insight into their world too.

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