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Aldo Manuzio e l’invenzione del libro moderno/Aldus Manutius and the Making of the Book
26-28 February 2015, Università Ca’ Foscari, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici/Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (Dorsoduro 3484/D, Venice 30123 /Piazzetta S. Marco 7, Venice 30124)
Call for Papers
In 2015, in commemoration of the fifth centenary of the death of Aldus Manutius (6 February 1515), the conference seeks to delineate the figure of the Renaissance’s most famous printer and publisher. It invites papers and research on the following themes: the biography of Aldus, where much is still unknown, as well as his links with the cultural and political events of his time; scholarship and textual criticism; printing, publishing, analytical bibliography, as well as his contribution to design and lay-out; collecting, annals, and bibliographical instruments; the myth and the legacy of Aldus.
Scholars who wish to propose a paper for the conference are requested to send a 300 word (max.) abstract and a CV to the organizers by 15 September 2014. Languages: preferably English and Italian. The costs of travel and of the stay in Venice for the authors of the chosen papers will be met by the organization. The abstract should be sent to the scientific committee at convegnomanuzio2015@unive.it
The scientific committee will make its selection and communicate its decisions by 30 September 2014. The committee is composed of Edoardo Barbieri (Creleb, Università Cattolica, Milano), Lorena Dal Poz (Ufficio Sovrintendenza Beni Librari, Regione del Veneto), Cristina Dondi (University of Oxford), Neil Harris (Università di Udine), Mario Infelise, (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia), Dorit Raines (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia), Piero Scapecchi (Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Firenze).
The programme of the conference will be published by 30 October 2014.
For further information about the call for papers and the conference, please contact the scientific committee at: convegnomanuzio2015@unive.it
Organizing secretary: Francesca Crudo CivitaTreVenezie +39 041 22 01 268 info@civitatrevenezie.it
