Bound in Venice : the serene republic and the dawn of the book / Alessandro Marzo Magno ; translated from the Italian by Gregory Conti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marzo Magno, Alessandro, author.

Contributor:

Conti, Gregory, 1952- translator.

Standardized Title:

Alba dei libri. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515.

Manuzio, Aldo.

Printing--Italy--Venice--History.

Printing.

Publishers and publishing--Italy--Venice--History.

Publishers and publishing.

History.

Italy--Venice.

Physical Description:

242 pages ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Serene republic and the dawn of the book

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Europa Editions, 2013.

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.

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.

Notes:

Translation of: L'alba dei libri : quando Venezia ha fatto leggere il mondo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1609451392

9781609451394

OCLC:

829451627

Publisher Number:

99955941634