Res aut res publica: The Evidence from Italian Renaissance Manuscripts and Their Owners

Res aut res publica: The Evidence from Italian Renaissance Manuscripts and Their Owners

This paper examines a key tension in Renaissance culture as reflected in the origin and provenance of manuscript books. Were Renaissance manuscripts the private property of individual owners or the common wealth of a lettered public? Even an officially public library could not escape that tension, w...

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Main Author: John M. McManamon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
renaissance
manuscripts
humanism
libraries
private property
common wealth
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/3/2/210/

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