Paulus Manutius
Paulus Manutius | |
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Born | 12 June 1512 Venice |
Died | 6 April 1574 (aged 61) Rome |
Occupation | Publisher, typographer, Renaissance humanist |
Parent(s) |
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Family | Antonio Manuzio |
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Paulus Manutius (
Life
As a young man, Paulus Manutius moved to Venice to get an education and was well received by his father's old friends Pietro Bembo, Ramberto, and Egnatio.[1] During Paulus' education his grandfather, Andrea Torresani and two uncles, Frederick and Francesco, carried on the Aldine Press. Andrea Torresani died in October 1528 which brought disputes between Paulus and his uncles that halted the work of the press for four years. In 1533 Paulus assumed direction of his father's business. In that first year alone, the press issued eleven titles. From 1536 to 1539, Paulus was involved in a lawsuit against his uncles in an effort to reclaim his father's italic type. In 1539, Paulus won.[2]
Paulus was a passionate Ciceronian, and perhaps his chief contributions to scholarship are the corrected editions of
Meanwhile, Paulus had established his brother, Antonio in a printing office and book shop at Bologna. Antonio died in 1559, having been a source of trouble and expense to Paulus during the last four years of his life. Other pecuniary embarrassments arose from a contract for supplying fish to Venice, into which Paulus had somewhat strangely entered with the government.[citation needed]
In Rome
In 1561,
Later years and death
On April 6, 1574, Paulus Manutius died at 61 and was buried at the Dominican Church of Rome.[1]
See also
Works
- In epistolas Ciceronis ad Atticum, 1546.[4]
- Commentarius in epistolas M. Tullii Ciceronis ad M. Junium Brutum, et ad Q. Ciceronem Fratrem, 1557.[4]
- De gli elementi e di molti loro notabili effetti (in Italian). Venezia: Paolo Manuzio. 1557.
- Ciceronis in M. Antonium, 1572.[4]
- In Ciceronis orationem pro Archia poeta commentarius, 1572.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Goldsmid, Edmund (1887). Bibliotheca Curiosa: A Bibliographical Sketch of the Aldine Press at Venice. 3 Volumes. Edinburgh: Printed Privately.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60583-061-2.
- ISBN 0-8425-2329-4.)
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- public domain: Symonds, John Addington (1911). "Manutius". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 625. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Sterza, Tiziana (2007). "MANUZIO, Paolo". ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.