DOAJ Open Access 2018

A sale of books in Genoa in 1583

Graziano Ruffini

Abstrak

The article, based on archival sources, examines a sale of books held in Genoa in 1583 between two booksellers: Cristoforo Zabata and Antonio Orero. Most of these books had been previously acquired in Venice. The article provides an accurate analysis of book prices according to subject: law, literature, history, medicine and so on. The survey also highlights costs with regard to the number of sheets, format and language, thus providing a set of information useful for further comparative cross-regional studies. The appendix includes a transcription of the source along with a bibliographic identification of the books enlisted.

Penulis (1)

G

Graziano Ruffini

Format Sitasi

Ruffini, G. (2018). A sale of books in Genoa in 1583. http://jlis.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/400

Akses Cepat

PDF tidak tersedia langsung

Cek di sumber asli →
Lihat di Sumber
Informasi Jurnal
Tahun Terbit
2018
Sumber Database
DOAJ
Akses
Open Access ✓