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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 labourer to 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.

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Note on Names and Translations Introduction 1 Carpi and Venice 2 After Daedalus 3 Divine Impressions 4 The Printer as Prince Epilogue: Utopia Chronology References Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher

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      Publisher: Reaktion Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9781789147797, 978-1789147797
      ISBN10: 1789147794

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 labourer to 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.

      Table of Contents
      Note on Names and Translations Introduction 1 Carpi and Venice 2 After Daedalus 3 Divine Impressions 4 The Printer as Prince Epilogue: Utopia Chronology References Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

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