Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book /

Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Marzo Magno, Alessandro, author.
Uniform title:	Alba dei libri. English
Imprint:	New York, NY : Europa Editions, 2013
Description:	242 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Manuzio, Aldo, -- 1449 or 1450-1515. Printing -- Italy -- Venice -- History. Publishers and publishing -- Italy -- Venice -- History. Printing. Publishers and publishing. Italy -- Venice. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9751428

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Varying Form of Title:	Serene republic and the dawn of the book
Other authors / contributors:	Conti, Gregory, 1952- translator.
ISBN:	9781609451394 1609451392
Notes:	Translation of: L'alba dei libri : quando Venezia ha fatto leggere il mondo. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

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Summary:	A highly readable but erudite book in the style of Alberto Angela's A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome, this is the compelling story of fifteenth-century Venice, at that time the mercantile and cultural capital of the world.
Item Description:	Translation of: L'alba dei libri : quando Venezia ha fatto leggere il mondo.
Physical Description:	242 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781609451394 1609451392