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Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book
- Title
- Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book / Alessandro Marzo Magno ; translated from the Italian by Gregory Conti.
- Author
- Marzo Magno, Alessandro
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2013
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- Description
- 242 pages; 21 cm
- Summary
- "Venice in the fifteenth century is the mercantile and cultural capital of the world. There, the first printers, publishing houses and bookstores open for business. Among the innovators who are driving these new cultural enterprises, one remarkable visionary, Aldus Manutius, stands head and shoulders above the rest. He is credited with inventing the figure of the modern publisher. Manutius will publish the first printed editions of the Talmud, the Koran, the works of Erasmus of Rotterdam and classics of the Greek and Latin poetry and theater, bringing about a true revolution and the birth of the world"--Amazon.com, viewed October 4, 2013.
- Uniform Title
- Alba dei libri. English
- Alternative Title
- Alba dei libri.
- Serene republic and the dawn of the book
- Subject
- Note
- Translation of: L'alba dei libri : quando Venezia ha fatto leggere il mondo.
- "This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously"-T.p. verso.
- Grolier Club copy has annotations throughout by George Fletcher.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Venice, book capital of the world -- Aldus Manutius, the Michelangelo of books -- The first Talmud -- The lost Koran -- Armenians and Greeks -- The wind from the East -- Geography and war -- Music publishing -- Cures for the body: medicine, cosmetology, and gastronomy -- Pietro Aretino and birth of the author -- Decline, come back, and swan song.
- Call Number
- JFD 14-284
- ISBN
- 9781609451394
- 1609451392
- OCLC
- 829451627
- Author
- Marzo Magno, Alessandro, author.
- Title
- Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book / Alessandro Marzo Magno ; translated from the Italian by Gregory Conti.
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2013
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Conti, Gregory, 1952- translator.Fletcher, H. George, donor.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 14-284