Music printing in Renaissance Venice : the Scotto Press, 1539-1572 /
Venetian music print culture of the mid-sixteenth century is presented here through a study of the Scotto press, one of the foremost dynastic music publishers of the Renaissance. For over a century, the house of Scotto played a pivotal role in the international book trade, publishing in a variety of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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| Series: | ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Venetian music print culture of the mid-sixteenth century is presented here through a study of the Scotto press, one of the foremost dynastic music publishers of the Renaissance. For over a century, the house of Scotto played a pivotal role in the international book trade, publishing in a variety of fields including philosophy, medicine, religion, and music. This book examines the mercantile activities of the firm through both a historical study, which illuminates the wide world of the Venetian music printing industry, and a catalog, which details the music editions brought out by the firm dur. |
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| Item Description: | Includes catalogs of Scotto's music and non-music editions. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 1175 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 1133-1158) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780199771608 019977160X 9780199853113 0199853118 |