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Andreas Belfortis, First Printer in Ferrara: A Revised Chronology of his Output, 1471–1478

Shaw, David J. (2003) Andreas Belfortis, First Printer in Ferrara: A Revised Chronology of his Output, 1471–1478. La Bibliofilia, 105/1 . pp. 3-25. ISSN 0006-0941. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:1354)

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Abstract

Much of the printed output of Ferrara’s first printer, Andreas Belfortis, is undated. A close analysis of his first two roman types in the period from 1471 to 1478 (after which his output changed in character, using mainly gothic types), together with an examination of his compositorial habits (introduction of signatures, use of catchwords, etc.), has provided techniques for proposing a new chronology of Belfortis’s output and an appraisal of Belfortis’s role in the diffusion of typographical innovation in this very early period of the new technology in Renaissance Italy.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PQ Romance Literature > PQ4001 Italian Literature
Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z4 Books. Writing. Paleography
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Diane Peretti
Date Deposited: 19 Dec 2007 18:53 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:40 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/1354 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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