Aldus Manutius: References & Edit History
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Martin Davies, Aldus Manutius: Printer and Publisher of Renaissance Venice (1995); and H. George Fletcher, New Aldine Studies: Documentary Essays on the Life and Work of Aldus Manutius (1988), are biographical discussions. Martin Lowry, The World of Aldus Manutius: Business and Scholarship in Renaissance Venice (1979), examines the intellectual and commercial climate that contributed to Venice’s early establishment as a European centre of printing.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 25, 2024 | ||
| Changed article title from Aldus Manutius the Elder to Aldus Manutius. | Nov 23, 2016 | ||
| Photographs of Manutius's printing of the dedication and first page of Virgil's Opera added. | Apr 14, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Renaissance Personalities - Biography of Aldus Manutius. | Feb 08, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Renaissance Dante in Print - Biography of Aldus Manutius. | Feb 08, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography Aldus Manutius. | Feb 02, 2007 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Jul 20, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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