{"product_id":"aldus-manutius-the-invention-of-the-publisher-9781789147797","title":"Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Oren Margolis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Editors, Journalists, Publishers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh reading of Aldus Manutius, preeminent in the history of the printed book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aldus Manutius is perhaps the greatest figure in the history of the printed book: in Venice, Europe's capital of printing, he invented the italic type and issued more first editions of the classics than anyone before or since, as well as \u003ci\u003eHypnerotomachia Poliphili\u003c\/i\u003e, the most beautiful and mysterious printed book of the Italian Renaissance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the first monograph in English on Aldus Manutius in over forty years. It shows how Aldus redefined the role of a book printer, from mere manual laborer to a learned publisher. As a consequence, Aldus participated in the same debates as contemporaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus of Rotterdam, making this book an insight into their world too.","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45029621170327,"sku":"9781789147797","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781789147797.webp?v=1769204241","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/aldus-manutius-the-invention-of-the-publisher-9781789147797","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}