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The Roman Inquisition and the Venetian Press, 1540-1605
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Full Title:
The Roman Inquisition and the Venetian Press, 1540-1605
Contributors:
By (Author) Paul F. Grendler
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
274.531
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
400
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
539g
Description
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 enforc
