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The Roman Inquisition and the Venetian Press, 1540-1605 (Hardcover)
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The Roman Inquisition and the Venetian Press, 1540-1605 (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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One of the great European publishing centers, Venice produced half
or more of all books printed in Italy during the sixteenth-century.
Drawing on the records of the Venetian Inquisition, which survive
almost complete, Paul F. Grendler considers the effectiveness of
censorship imposed on the Venetian press by the Index of Prohibited
Books and enforced by the Inquisition. Using Venetian governmental
records, papal documents in the Vatican Archive and Library, and
the books themselves, Professor Grendler traces the controversies
as the patriciate debated whether to enforce the Index or to
support the disobedient members of the book trade. He investigates
the practical consequences of the Index to printer and reader,
noble and prelate. Heretics, clergymen, smugglers, nobles, and
printers recognized the importance of the press and pursued their
own goals for it. The Venetian leaders carefully weighed the
conflicting interests, altering their stance to accommodate
constantly shifting religious, political, and economic situations.
The author shows how disputes over censorship and other press
matters contributed to the tension between the papacy and the
Republic. He draws on Venetian governmental records, papal
documents in the Vatican Library, and the books themselves.
Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
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