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Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book / Alessandro Marzo Magno ; translated from the Italian by Gregory Conti.

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, NY : Europa Editions, 2013

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Additional Authors
  • Conti, Gregory, 1952-
  • Fletcher, H. George
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
  • Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515
  • Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515 > Fiction
  • 1400-1499
  • Printing > Venice > History
  • Publishers and publishing > Venice > History
  • Printing > Venice > History > 15th century > Fiction
  • Publishers and publishing > Venice > History > 15th century > Fiction
  • Historical fiction
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Fiction
Note
  • Translation of: L'alba dei libri : quando Venezia ha fatto leggere il mondo.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 9781609451394
  • 1609451392
OCLC
829451627
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library