Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book /
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Author / Creator: | Marzo Magno, Alessandro, author. |
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Uniform title: | Alba dei libri. English |
Imprint: | New York, NY : Europa Editions, 2013 |
Description: | 242 pages ; 21 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9751428 |
Table of 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.