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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_3544
dc.contributor.author	Tinti Paolo
dc.title	24 «Emptus Ferrarie». I prezzi del libro a stampa nella città estense fra Quattro e primi del Cinquecento
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	During the second half of the 15th century Ferrara, with the Este Court as well as the University and many professionals in law and medicine was an active centre in book circulation, use and - of course - selling. At the end of 15th century, the book market, besides the manuscript production prepared for the Este family and its entourage, was dominated by the cheapest hand-printed editions, also purchased by nobles (such as the Pio princes of Carpi) as well as by professors, doctors, judges and so on. This essay starts from the analytical study of book prices recorded in well known lists never examined before in this respect, then it focuses on purchasing notes in surviving copies, and archival documents. Book prices found in these three kinds of sources will be related not only to different moments in the purchase by the same owner but also to prices paid for everyday life goods in Ferrara at the time of Borso and Ercole I. This will offer a more precise idea of the average book price at the time, and of how much money was spent on books compared to that spent for something else.
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi di storia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2020-02-24
dc.dateSubmitted	2019-11-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-333-5/24-emptus-ferrarie-i-prezzi-del-libro-a-stampa-nel/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-332-8/024
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9883
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9107
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-333-5
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-332-8
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	Book prices
dc.subject	Book prices
dc.subject	Booktrade
dc.subject	Booktrade
dc.subject	Estense
dc.subject	Estense
dc.subject	Ferrara
dc.subject	Ferrara
dc.subject	Incunabula
dc.subject	Incunabula
dc.subject	Pio
dc.subject	Pio

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24 «Emptus Ferrarie». I prezzi del libro a stampa nella città estense fra Quattro e primi del Cinquecento

Paolo Tinti Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Italia

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During the second half of the 15th century Ferrara, with the Este Court as well as the University and many professionals in law and medicine was an active centre in book circulation, use and - of course - selling. At the end of 15th century, the book market, besides the manuscript production prepared for the Este family and its entourage, was dominated by the cheapest hand-printed editions, also purchased by nobles (such as the Pio princes of Carpi) as well as by professors, doctors, judges and so on. This essay starts from the analytical study of book prices recorded in well known lists never examined before in this respect, then it focuses on purchasing notes in surviving copies, and archival documents. Book prices found in these three kinds of sources will be related not only to different moments in the purchase by the same owner but also to prices paid for everyday life goods in Ferrara at the time of Borso and Ercole I. This will offer a more precise idea of the average book price at the time, and of how much money was spent on books compared to that spent for something else.

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Feb. 24, 2020

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Nov. 29, 2019

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978-88-6969-333-5

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978-88-6969-332-8

Keywords: Ferrara • Book prices • Pio • Booktrade • Incunabula • Estense

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