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Cui dono lepidum novum libellum? : dedicating Latin works and motets in the sixteenth century /

During the sixteenth century, the traditional act of dedicating a text took on a new meaning due to the wider dissemination of the printed book. As the dedication and other paratexts thus became an almost indispensable part of the publication, they merit careful examination by those who study the pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Academia Belgica (Rome, Italy)
Otros Autores: Bossuyt, Ignace
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2008.
Colección:Supplementa humanistica Lovaniensia ; 23.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the sixteenth century, the traditional act of dedicating a text took on a new meaning due to the wider dissemination of the printed book. As the dedication and other paratexts thus became an almost indispensable part of the publication, they merit careful examination by those who study the presentation and impact of any printed work in its context. Paratexts bridge the gap between the outside World of the reading public and the enclosed world of the book, and often present biographical information concerning the persons involved in the making of the book. In the present volume, general.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789461660541
9461660545
ISSN:0775-1117 ;