Niccolo DI Lorenzo Della Magna and the Social World of Florentine - Printing, Ca. 1470 149

Lorenz Böninger tells the story of Niccolò di Lorenzo della Magna, a major printer of Renaissance Italy. Niccolò¿s hitherto mysterious life and career provide unparalleled insight into the business of printing in its earliest years, illuminating the economic, legal, and intellectual forces that surrounded the publication and dissemination of texts.

About the author

Lorenz Böninger is an independent scholar who has published widely in the field of Renaissance history. His works include critical editions of the Letters of Lorenzo de’ Medici and of the Ricordanze of Lorenzo Guidetti.

Summary

Lorenz Böninger tells the story of Niccolò di Lorenzo della Magna, a major printer of Renaissance Italy. Niccolò’s hitherto mysterious life and career provide unparalleled insight into the business of printing in its earliest years, illuminating the economic, legal, and intellectual forces that surrounded the publication and dissemination of texts.

Product details

• Authors: Lorenz Boeninger, Lorenz Boninger, Lorenz Böninger
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780674251137
• ISBN: 978-0-674-25113-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 245 mm x 23 mm
• Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Printing, packaging & reprographic industry, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Publishing industry and journalism, Publishing industry & book trade, Printing and reprographic industries, Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499