Res aut res publica: The Evidence from Italian Renaissance Manuscripts and Their Owners
This paper examines a key tension in Renaissance culture as reflected in the origin and provenance of manuscript books. Were Renaissance manuscripts the private property of individual owners or the common wealth of a lettered public? Even an officially public library could not escape that tension, w...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/3/2/210/ |