Title Angelica's book and the world of reading in late Renaissance Italy / Brendan Dooley

Published London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016 ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (x, 202 pages) Series Cultures of Early Modern Europe Cultures of early modern Europe. Contents Straparola and late Renaissance publishing -- The trials of literature in an age of censorship -- A woman's hand -- Angelica's and her book -- Reading and gender -- Book conservation and the digital turn Summary "Through the lens of a history of material culture mediated by an object, Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy investigates aspects of women's lives, culture, ideas and the history of the book in early modern Italy. Inside a badly damaged copy of Straparola's 16th-century work, Piacevoli Notti, acquired in a Florentine antique shop in 2010, an inscription is found, attributing ownership to a certain Angelica Baldachini. The discovery sets in motion a series of inquiries, deploying knowledge about calligraphy, orthography, linguistics, dialectology and the socio-psychology of writing, to reveal the person behind the name. Focusing as much on the possible owner as upon the thing owned, Angelica's Book examines the genesis of the Piacevoli Notti and its many editions, including the one in question. The intertwined stories of the book and its owner are set against the backdrop of a Renaissance world, still imperfectly understood, in which literature and reading were subject to regimes of control; and the new information throws aspects of this world into further relief, especially in regard to women's involvement with reading, books and knowledge. The inquiry yields unexpected insights concerning the logic of accidental discovery, the nature of evidence, and the mission of the humanities in a time of global crisis. Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy is a thought-provoking read for any scholar of early modern Europe and its culture."--Bloomsbury Publishing Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 14, 2017) Subject Baldachini, Angelica -- Books and reading Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, approximately 1480-1557? Piacevoli notti SUBJECT Baldachini, Angelica fast Piacevoli notti (Straparola, Giovanni Francesco) fast Subject Books and reading -- Italy -- History -- 16th century Books and reading -- Social aspects -- Italy -- History -- 16th century Women -- Books and reading -- Italy -- History -- 16th century Literature publishing -- Italy -- History -- 16th century Censorship -- Italy -- History -- 16th century Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700. Social & cultural history. European history. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading. Books and reading Books and reading -- Social aspects Censorship Intellectual life Literature publishing Women -- Books and reading SUBJECT Italy -- Intellectual life -- 16th century Subject Italy Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2016054716 ISBN 9781474270328 1474270328 9781474270335 1474270336

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