Isbn: 9780231096331 - Two Renaissance Book Hunters: the Letters of Poggius Bracciolini to Nicolaus De Niccolis (20 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Nearcondition. Softcover volume with very minor shelf wear to the covers, consistent with light handling. Binding remains sound. Pages are clean, lean, and free from markings, writing, highlighting, or marginalia. A well-preserved copy. A scholarly and engaging study of Renaissance book collecting, focusing on humanist collectors and the circulation of manuscripts and early printed books. An important contribution to the history of books, libraries, and Renaissance intellectual culture. Includes references and index. Carefully packed and shipped in a box. International shipping available. Additional photographs available upon request. Sb2e.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. 1st Edition. pp: 393. Bound in laminated printed card covers. Bracciolini was an important figure in the book world of the fifteenth century. He travelled throughout Europe, and England, looking for ancient or lost manuscripts. He was quite successful. The significance of the life of Poggio Bracciolini cannot be overstated. Many of the ancient Latin texts were unearthed by him. They would otherwise have been forgotten and lost permanently. In this book, the 92 letters he wrote to his close friend Niccolaus de Niccolis contain details of his finds, as well as his views on the events of the turbulent time he lived. Bracciolini collected these letters and distributed them among his friends. Gordan, the author, spent many years searching for Bracciolini's letters. She gained access to many libraries closed to most researchers, not least was The Vatican Library. He notes on the letters are extensive. This is a very good copy with some wrinkling to the top edge of about 40 pages, not affecting the text. The text is complete, and free of any stains, notes, or other extraneous inclusions.…

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnA reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyll.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla. …