Printing, Writers and Readers in Renaissance Italy

by Brian Richardson

The spread of printing to Renaissance Italy had a dramatic impact on all users of books. As works came to be diffused more widely and cheaply, so authors had to adapt their writing and their methods of publishing to the demands and opportunities of the new medium, and reading became a more frequent and user-friendly activity. Printing, Writers and Readers in Renaissance Italy focuses on this interaction between the book industry and written culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521576938
• ISBN13: 9780521576932
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"