Ottaviano Petrucci A Catalogue Raisonné
, by Boorman, StanleyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780195142075 | 0195142071
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/24/2005
The innovative work in design, typography, and content of music printer and publisher Ottaviano Petrucci (1446-1539) became the standard by which all following printers measured themselves. He created the defining moment when Italy took the lead in book printing in the Renaissance. This book is a bibliographic study of the output of the Petrucci presses, laying emphasis on the professional career of Petrucci. It includes a detailed study of technique and house-style, examining the market forces that drove Petrucci's publishing decisions, and provides a detailed catalogue ofeditions and copies. Stanley Boorman has made a study of the output of Petrucci's presses for 25 years. This long-awaited contribution to the field of bibliography will have an audience both in music and in rare book bibliography.