Assaying Il Saggiatore, with a delicate and precise bibliographical balance
Il Saggiatore is bibliographically more complex than it might seem at first sight: copies can vary wildly in their parts and materials. The first edition has been repeatedly misdescribed in the book trade, with a fictitious “first issue” claiming chronological and monetary priority. The authors exa...
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| Language: | English |
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Museo Galileo
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Galilæana |
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| Online Access: | https://gal-studies.museogalileo.it/index.php/galilaeana/article/view/16 |
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| Summary: | Il Saggiatore is bibliographically more complex than it might seem at first sight: copies can vary wildly in their parts and materials. The first edition has been repeatedly misdescribed in the book trade, with a fictitious “first issue” claiming chronological and monetary priority. The authors examine both a wide sample of copies and all the available supplementary documentation to establish the most useful way to describe and understand individual copies, and the entire edition, of this book.
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| ISSN: | 1825-3903 |