Oren Margolis, "Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher "
English | ISBN: 1789147794 | 2023 | 208 pages | PDF | 17 MB
English | ISBN: 1789147794 | 2023 | 208 pages | PDF | 17 MB
A fresh reading of Aldus Manutius, preeminent in the history of the printed book.
Aldus Manutius is perhaps the greatest figure in the history of the printed book: in Venice, Europe’s capital of printing, he invented the italic type and issued more first editions of the classics than anyone before or since, as well as Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
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