A riveting portrait of the man who sold many of the books that drove the Renaissance, who knew where manuscripts were, arranged for copies to be made and trod carefully among rival ruling faction. Surprisingly, though a purveyor of knowledge, he was not a fan of the printing press.
The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978178474265201/04/2021
Categories: 01. Spring Books 2021: Biographical, Biography, Letters & Diaries, History, Spring Books 2021
Tags: Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: writers, c 1400 to c 1499 (period of the Italian Renaissance), European history: Renaissance, Event: Ross King: The Bookseller of Florence, Florence, History of art, Printing and reprographic technologies, Publishing and book trade, Renaissance style, Social and cultural history
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