Series | Studi di storia
Edited book | Printing R-Evolution and Society 1450-1500
Chapter | 7 Printing in Greek before Aldus Manutius

7 Printing in Greek before Aldus Manutius

Abstract

The present paper examines the history, circulation and use of the earliest Greek books ever printed (1471-1488). In particular, it focuses on the publishing enterprises of Bonus Accursius in Milan, who issued the first complete set of books to learn Greek, and of Laonicus & Alexander, the first Greeks to actively engage with the art of printing, who operated out of Venice but clearly had a double readership in mind: Westerners and, for the first time, the Greek communities of Venice and elsewhere.


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Submitted: July 1, 2019 | Accepted: Sept. 1, 2019 | Published Feb. 24, 2020 | Language: en

Keywords Constantinus Lascaris • Laonicus & Alexander • Aldus Manutius • Aesopus • Emanuel Chrysoloras • Early Greek printing • Incunabula • Erotemata • Bonus Accursius • Laonicus & Alexander • Psalterium • Johannes Crastonus

Copyright © 2020 Geri Della Rocca de Candal. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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