The Greek Classics
- ISBN-10
- 0674088670
- ISBN-13
- 9780674088672
- Category
- Classical literature
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- I Tatti Renaissance Library
- Author
- Aldo Manuzio
Description
Aldus Manutius was the most innovative scholarly publisher of the Renaissance. This ITRL edition contains all of his prefaces to his editions of the Greek classics, translated for the first time into English. They provide unique insight into the world of scholarly publishing in Renaissance Venice.
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