The Greek Classics by Aldus Manutius

The Greek Classics by Aldus Manutius

Aldus Manutius (c. 1451-1515) was the most important and innovative scholarly publisher of the Renaissance. His Aldine Press was responsible for more first editions of classical literature, philosophy and science than any other publisher before or since. Aldus was particularly concerned to preserve through the printer's art the most important remains of Greek literature that had survived the age of the manuscript book, and to provide the literati of his own time with the tools they needed to keep the knowledge of Greek alive. This edition contains all of Aldus's prefaces to his editions of the Greek classics, translated for the first time into English, along with other illustrative writings by his collaborators. They provide unique insight into the world of scholarly publishing in Renaissance Venice.

These prefaces are important documents in the history of culture in general as well as the history of printing* Seventeenth-Century News *

N. G. Wilson is Emeritus Fellow of Lincoln College, University of Oxford.

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ISBN 13	9780674088672
ISBN 10	0674088670
Titel	The Greek Classics
Autor	Aldus Manutius
Serie	The I Tatti Renaissance Library
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Harvard University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2016-01-05
Seitenanzahl	416
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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