Print Culture in Renaissance Italy The Editor and the Vernacular Text, 1470-1600 |
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| Author:
| Richardson, Brian |
| Contribution by:
| Belanger, Terry
McKitterick, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-42032-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1994 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $108.00 |
Book Description:
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The emergence of print gave new importance to editors, who determined the form and context in which texts would be read. Brian Richardson examines the Renaissance production and reception of works by Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio and others, and explores the impact of new printing and editing methods on Renaissance culture.
The emergence of print gave new importance to editors, who determined the form and context in which texts would be read. Brian Richardson examines the Renaissance production and reception of works by Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio and others, and explores the impact of new printing and editing methods on Renaissance culture.