Greeks, books and libraries in Renaissance Venice /
Greeks, books and libraries in Renaissance Venice /
edited by Rosa Maria Piccione.
- Berlin ; Boston : Walter De Gruyter GmbH, c2021.
- x, 401 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Transmissions, vol 1 2625-4018 ; .
- Transmissions ; vol 1. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-375) and indexes.
What does writing Greek books mean at the height of the Cinquecento in Venice? The present volume provides fascinating insights into Greek-language book production at a time when printed books were already at a rather advanced stage of development with regards to requests, purchases and exchanges of books; copying and borrowing practices; relations among intellectuals and with institutions, and much more. Based on the investigation into selected institutional and private libraries - in particular the book collection of Gabriel Severos, guide of the Greek Confraternity in Venice - the authors present new pertinent evidence from Renaissance books and documents, discuss methodological questions, and propose innovative research perspectives for a sociocultural approach to book histories.
9783110575200 (hbk.) 3110575205 (hbk.)
Books--History--Italy--Venice--1450-1600.
Libraries--History--Italy--Venice--1400-1600.
Greek literature --History and criticism.--Italy --Venice
Renaissance.--Italy--Venice.
Z345.6.V46 / G74 2021
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-375) and indexes.
What does writing Greek books mean at the height of the Cinquecento in Venice? The present volume provides fascinating insights into Greek-language book production at a time when printed books were already at a rather advanced stage of development with regards to requests, purchases and exchanges of books; copying and borrowing practices; relations among intellectuals and with institutions, and much more. Based on the investigation into selected institutional and private libraries - in particular the book collection of Gabriel Severos, guide of the Greek Confraternity in Venice - the authors present new pertinent evidence from Renaissance books and documents, discuss methodological questions, and propose innovative research perspectives for a sociocultural approach to book histories.
9783110575200 (hbk.) 3110575205 (hbk.)
Books--History--Italy--Venice--1450-1600.
Libraries--History--Italy--Venice--1400-1600.
Greek literature --History and criticism.--Italy --Venice
Renaissance.--Italy--Venice.
Z345.6.V46 / G74 2021