Aldus Manutius - The Invention of the Publisher | The Invention of the Publisher

Oren Margolis

ISBN 10: 1789147794 / ISBN 13: 9781789147797

Published by Reaktion Books, 2023

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Aldus Manutius - The Invention of the Publisher | The Invention of the Publisher | Oren Margolis | Taschenbuch | Renaissance Lives | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2023 | Reaktion Books | EAN 9781789147797 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aldus Manutius - The Invention of the Publisher | The Invention of the Publisher
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789147794
• ISBN 13: 9781789147797
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 143H x 21D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 143 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 500 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Oren Margolis is a lecturer in renaissance studies at the University of East Anglia. He is the author of The Politics of Culture in Quattrocento Europe: René of Anjou in Italy.