Print Culture in Renaissance Italy The Editor and the Vernacular Text, 1470-1600

Name: Print Culture in Renaissance Italy The Editor and the Vernacular Text, 1470-1600
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ISBN: 9780521893022

ISBN-10: 052189302X

ISBN-13: 9780521893022

Edition: 2002

Authors: Brian Richardson, Terry Belanger, David McKitterick

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The emergence of print in late 15th-century Italy gave a crucial new importance to the editors of texts. They could strongly influence the interpretation and status of works. The author examines the impact of print & printing on Renaissance culture.

Book details

List price: $51.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/3/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

David McKitterick is the librarian of Trinity College, University of Cambridge.



The Editor and the Vernacular Text



Printers, authors and the rise of the editor



Editors and their methods



Humanists, friars and others: editing in Venice and Florence



Bembo and his influence



Venetian editors and 'the grammatical norm'



Standardisation and scholarship: editing in Florence



Towards a wider readership: editing in Venice



The editor triumphant: editing in Venice



In search of a cultural identity: editing in Florence



Piety and elegance: editing in Venice



'A true and living image': editing in Florence


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