Humanism and the Latin Classics
by Aldus Manutius
Title:
Humanism and the Latin Classics
Author:
Aldus Manutius
Series (if any):
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
448 pages
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:
9780674971639
EAN:
9780674971639
Publication Date:
20/02/2017
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
684
Dimensions (mm):
143 x 211 x 29
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£30.10
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Description
Aldus Manutius (c. 1451–1515) was the most important 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. This volume presents Aldus’s prefaces to Latin classics and modern humanist writers, translated into English.
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