The study : the inner life of Renaissance libraries /

With the advent of the printing press in Europe, the possibility of assembling a personal library became more and more attainable for the cultural elite. In this book, Andrew Hui traces the historical development of the Renaissance studiolo, a personal study and library, from Petrarch to Montaigne,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hui, Andrew, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2025].
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Bibliophilia
  • Antiquity Face to Face
  • Invention of the Studiolo
  • Bookishness and Sanctity
  • How to Build a Library with Montaigne
  • Part II. Bibliomania
  • Ark, Abyss, Abundance
  • The World as Text in Don Quixote
  • The Tempest as Wunderkammer
  • Faustus in His Study
  • Epilogue: The Wordless Library.