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The bookseller of Florence : Vespasiano da Bisticci and the manuscripts that illuminated the Renaissance

by Ross King

This history chronicles the life of 15th-century Florentine bookseller Vespasiano da Bisticci. It examines the manuscript trade during the Renaissance and the intellectual shift brought about by the transition from hand-copied volumes to the printed book.

Accession 21725 ISBN 9781784742652 Publisher Chatto & Windus
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