Building an up-to-date library. Prospero’s Podiani use of booksellers’ catalogues, with special reference to law books

Prospero Podiani (1535 ca. - 1615) is well known as one of the major book-collectors in the 16th century Italy. He was keen to gather the best editions of the most important works published until his own day (along with relevant manuscripts) and to make them available to scholars. In 1582 he agreed...

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Main Author: Maria Alessandra Panzanelli Fratoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2018-05-01
Series:JLIS.it
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Online Access:http://jlis.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/399

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