On Aldus’ Scriptores astronomici (1499)

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_1141
dc.contributor.author	Lugato Elisabetta
dc.contributor.author	Pontani Filippomaria
dc.title	On Aldus’ Scriptores astronomici (1499)
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	The Scriptores astronomici veteres were published by Aldus Manutius in Venice 1499. This book represents the most ambitious humanist attempt to reconstruct ancient astronomical wisdom by presenting the original texts of ancient authors. As such, the volume raises several questions. What is the rationale of Aldus’ selection? What do we know about his manuscript sources and the editorial process? What is the history of the incunable's remarkable illustrations (most notably those in Firmicus’ books 2 and 6, and in Germanicus’ Aratea)? How does this edition fit into one of the most difficult periods of Aldus’ Venetian enterprise? This paper attempts to tackle some of these issues.
dc.relation.ispartof	Antiquity Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Filologia e letteratura
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-09-01
dc.dateAccepted	2017-03-31
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-01-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-7543-440-3/on-aldus-scriptores-astronomici-1499/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-165-2/ANT-13-11
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8828
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9344
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-7543-440-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-165-2
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Aldine Press
dc.subject	Aldine Press
dc.subject	Astronomy
dc.subject	Astronomy
dc.subject	Book Illustration
dc.subject	Book Illustration
dc.subject	Classical Tradition
dc.subject	Classical Tradition
dc.subject	Editorial Technique
dc.subject	Editorial Technique
dc.subject	Illumination
dc.subject	Illumination
dc.subject	Incunables
dc.subject	Incunables
dc.subject	Italian Humanism
dc.subject	Italian Humanism
dc.subject	Manuscripts
dc.subject	Manuscripts

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On Aldus’ Scriptores astronomici (1499)

Filippomaria Pontani Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

Elisabetta Lugato Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venezia, Italia

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The Scriptores astronomici veteres were published by Aldus Manutius in Venice 1499. This book represents the most ambitious humanist attempt to reconstruct ancient astronomical wisdom by presenting the original texts of ancient authors. As such, the volume raises several questions. What is the rationale of Aldus’ selection? What do we know about his manuscript sources and the editorial process? What is the history of the incunable's remarkable illustrations (most notably those in Firmicus’ books 2 and 6, and in Germanicus’ Aratea)? How does this edition fit into one of the most difficult periods of Aldus’ Venetian enterprise? This paper attempts to tackle some of these issues.

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Sept. 1, 2017

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March 31, 2017

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Jan. 13, 2017

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978-88-7543-440-3

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978-88-6969-165-2

Keywords: Aldine Press • Book Illustration • Incunables • Italian Humanism • Editorial Technique • Manuscripts • Astronomy • Illumination • Classical Tradition

permalink: http://doi.org/10.14277/6969-165-2/ANT-13-11

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