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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Published in:Religions
Main Author: McManamon, John M. 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2012]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Renaissance
B Private Property
B common wealth
B Libraries
B Humanism
B Manuscripts
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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