The ledger of the Venetian bookseller Francesco De Madiis, known as the Zornale (1484-88), which is currently being studied by Cristina Dondi and Neil Harris, offers a unique insight into the market value of the earliest printed books, of any sort. The essay offers the analysis of a variety of subjects, prices, sales, customers, and comparison with the cost of living in Renaissance Venice, the largest place of production and distribution in 15th-century Europe. The focus is first and foremost on the cheapest and most popular items, a production and trade enabled by the new technology.
From the Corpus iuris to ‘psalterioli da puti’, on parchment, bound, gilt... The price of any book sold in Venice 1484-1488 / Dondi, Cristina. - 13:(2020), pp. 577-599. (Intervento presentato al convegno Printing R-Evolution and Society 1450-1500. Fifty Years that Changed Europe tenutosi a Venezia Palazzo ducale) [10.30687/978-88-6969-332-8].
From the Corpus iuris to ‘psalterioli da puti’, on parchment, bound, gilt... The price of any book sold in Venice 1484-1488
Cristina Dondi
2020
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The ledger of the Venetian bookseller Francesco De Madiis, known as the Zornale (1484-88), which is currently being studied by Cristina Dondi and Neil Harris, offers a unique insight into the market value of the earliest printed books, of any sort. The essay offers the analysis of a variety of subjects, prices, sales, customers, and comparison with the cost of living in Renaissance Venice, the largest place of production and distribution in 15th-century Europe. The focus is first and foremost on the cheapest and most popular items, a production and trade enabled by the new technology.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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