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The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance

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By (author): Dr Ross King

'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars and booksellers. At a time where all books were made by hand, these people helped imagine a new and enlightened world.

At the heart of this activity was a remarkable bookseller: Vespasiano da Bisticci. His books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. With a client list that included popes and royalty, Vespasiano became the 'king of the world's booksellers'. But by 1480 a new invention had appeared: the printed book, and Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge faced a formidable new challenge.

'A spectacular life of the book trade's Renaissance man' JOHN CAREY, SUNDAY TIMES

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Product Details
  • Weight: 391g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Apr 2022
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781784709372

About Dr Ross King

Ross King is a renowned expert in the Italian Renaissance. He is the author of numerous bestselling and acclaimed books include Brunelleschis Dome Michelangelo and the Popes Ceiling Leonardo and the Last Supper and Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies. His love of Renaissance Florence which he has been studying writing and lecturing about for over twenty years made Vespasianos long-forgotten story never written about before an irresistible next subject. He lives just outside Oxford.

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