Ephemeral City - Cheap Print and Urban Culture in Renaissance Venice

Explores the rapid rise of cheap print and how it permeated Venetian urban culture in the Renaissance

List of contents

Introduction
1. 'Every piece of rubbish given to the press': defining and debating cheap print
2. 'Through the piazzas and on the Rialto Bridge': the landscape of the ephemeral city
3. 'A trade open to any mortal man': mobility and versatility in the Venetian printing industry
4. 'In the mouths of charlatans': pamphlets from print shop to piazza
5. 'Extreme disorder and confusion': policing the ephemeral city
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Rosa Salzberg is Assistant Professor of Italian Renaissance History at the University of Warwick

Summary

Explores the rapid rise of cheap print and how it permeated Venetian urban culture in the Renaissance -- .

Product details

• Authors: Rosa Salzberg, Salzberg Rosa
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.05.2016
• EAN: 9781784993443
• ISBN: 978-1-78499-344-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, Venice; Renaissance; art studies; Art history