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February 20, 2014

Printing & Patronage: Books in Renaissance Italy, 1450-1550

On view are original letters, illuminated manuscripts, and printed books from Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library and from Denison Library’s Rare Book Room. The writings of Angelo Poliziano are highlighted along with such intellectuals as Ficino, Pico della Mirandola, Landino, Bruni, and others. The earliest printed works of Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch, Savonarola, Machiavelli, Guicciardini, and Ariosto also are featured. Selections of the landmark Italian Renaissance printers in the Libraries include works printed by Aldus Manutius, Nicolaus Laurentii, and Sweynheym and Pannartz, to name a few.

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