| Contents |
The World of Roman Music Printers and Publishers -- Methods and Materials -- Sixtus IV and the Beginning of Music Printing in Fifteenth-Century Rome -- Printing Palestrina's Music in Sixteenth-Century Italy -- Marenzio and his Printers in Rome and Venice -- Spanish Choirbooks, Tridentine Reforms, and the Roman Press -- "Delight for the Ears, Spiritual Fruit for Souls" : Printing the Lauda spirituale -- Engraving the New Music Repertories -- Printing Musical Spectacle : Cavalieri's Rappresentatione di anima, et di corpo -- Afterword -- Appendix 1. Short-Title Catalogue of Roman Music Editions (1476-1608) -- Appendix 2. Short-Title Catalogue of Roman Music Editions (1476-1607) by Printers and Publishers -- Appendix 3. Table of Dedicatees in Roman Music Editions (1476-1608). |
| Abstract |
"Of some 150 letterpress printers, publishers, and print dealers active in Rome during the long sixteenth century, only a dozen ventured into the production of music books. They occupied various strata of the book trade. The largest and most important mercatori or merchant-entrepreneurs were involved in the publication of only a relatively small number of music titles. The average-size presses that counted music as one of their specialties issued the bulk of the editions. At the bottom, the individual tipografi or printers did not have a financial stake in the marketing of music books, but instead worked on an ad hoc basis for other bookmen. The mercatori dealt with many if not all facets of the business. As manufacturers of consumer goods, they directed a complex operation that required the investment of enormous sums of money. They formed società or syndicates with other printers, publishers, and entrepreneurs. They underwrote publications printed by other bookmen and distributed them over an extensive international network. They also ran their own print shops and often held interests in retail bookstores. Other bookmen took on one or more of these roles. The editori or publishers financed editions. Stampatori or printers did the presswork, and the librari or booksellers ran the retail bookshops"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023003786 |
| ISBN | 9780197669617 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
