Johann Froben, Printer of Basel : A Biographical Profile and Catalogue of His Editions
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| Title: | Johann Froben, Printer of Basel : A Biographical Profile and Catalogue of His Editions |
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| Description: | In Johann Froben, Printer of Basel, Valentina Sebastiani offers a comprehensive account of the life and printing production of Froben, a major representative of early modern Europe's most refined printing traditions. Some five centuries after they first appeared in print, Sebastiani provides a bibliography of the 329 Froben editions published in Basel between 1491 and 1527 (including an analysis of some 2,500 copies held in more than twenty-five libraries worldwide), listing the paratextual and visual elements that distinguish Froben's books as well as economic, technical, and editorial details related to their production and distribution. Sebastiani's study sheds new light on Froben's family and career, his involvement in the editing and publication of Erasmus'works, and the strategies he adopted to market them successfully. |
| Authors: | Valentina Sebastiani |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Printing--Switzerland--Basel--History--16th century, Printing--Switzerland--Basel--History--Origin and antecedents, Early printed books--Switzerland--Basel--16th century--Bibliography, Incunabula--Switzerland--Basel--Bibliography, Publishers and publishing--Switzerland--Basel--History, Printers--Switzerland--Basel--Biography |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | In Johann Froben, Printer of Basel, Valentina Sebastiani offers a comprehensive account of the life and printing production of Froben, a major representative of early modern Europe's most refined printing traditions. Some five centuries after they first appeared in print, Sebastiani provides a bibliography of the 329 Froben editions published in Basel between 1491 and 1527 (including an analysis of some 2,500 copies held in more than twenty-five libraries worldwide), listing the paratextual and visual elements that distinguish Froben's books as well as economic, technical, and editorial details related to their production and distribution. Sebastiani's study sheds new light on Froben's family and career, his involvement in the editing and publication of Erasmus'works, and the strategies he adopted to market them successfully. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004360303 9789004360310 |
