Ottaviano Petrucci: A Catalogue Raisonné

ISBN-13: 9780195142075 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 1296 str.

Stanley Boorman

Opis

The innovative work in design, typography, and content of music printer and publisher Ottaviano Petrucci (1446-1539) became the standard by which all following printers measured themselves. He created the defining moment when Italy took the lead in book printing in the Renaissance.
This book is a bibliographic study of the output of the Petrucci presses, laying emphasis on the professional career of Petrucci. It includes a detailed study of technique and house-style, examining the market forces that drove Petrucci's publishing decisions, and provides a detailed catalogue of editions and copies.
Stanley Boorman has made a study of the output of Petrucci's presses for 25 years. This long-awaited contribution to the field of bibliography will have an audience both in music and in rare book bibliography.

Recenzje

...a significant, indeed an indispensable tool. It is a model case study in analytical music bibliography.