Print culture and music in sixteenth-century Venice / Jane A. Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Jane A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music publishing--Italy--Venice--History--16th century.

Music publishing.

Music printing--Italy--Venice--History--16th century.

Music printing.

Venice (Italy)--Imprints.

Venice (Italy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Print culture and music in 16th-century Venice

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines the commerce of music and its connection to the printing and publishing industry in mid-sixteenth century Venice. It presents a broad portrayal of the Venetial music booktrade and explores business strategies.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Abbreviations and Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; I; J; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; Introduction; One: Printers and Publishers: The Merchants of Venice; Two: Inside the Venetian Print Shop: The Manufacturing of a Music Book; Three: The Financing of Venetian Music Books; Four: The Distribution of Venetian Music Books; Five: Composers, Patrons, and the Venetian Music Press; Six: The Houses of Scotto and Gardano: Two Printing Dynasties; Seven: Scotto and Gardano: Marketing a Musical Repertory; Appendix A: Table of Venetian Music Editions

Appendix B: Table of Dedicatees Italian Music EditionBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-534970-9

9786610481576

1-60256-935-5

1-280-48157-9

OCLC:

560325706