The World Of Aldus Manutius

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1979 8vo (24 cm), [8], 350 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities, collector's blind stamp on the front free endpaper). This book delves into the life and contributions of Aldus Manutius, a prominent printer and publisher in Renaissance Venice. Lowry explores Manutius's groundbreaking approaches to book production and marketing, along with his… Read more about this item

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The relationship between Renaissance scholarship and printing is the subject of this fascinating biographical study. The book centers on the life and work of Aldus Manutius (1450-1515), printer and man of letters - his background, his business practices, and his impact on the intellectual life… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of The World of Aldus Manutius - Business and Scholarship in Renaissance Venice, by Martin Lowry was published in 1979 by the Cornell University Press of Ithica, NY and printed by the Cambridge University Press in Great Britain. The book, which measures approximately 6 ¼ inches wide by 9 ½ inches tall by 1 1/8… Read more about this item