Overview

This study examines the emergence and early history of copyright in Venice and Rome, focusing in particular on the privilegio and the use made of it by printers, publishers, engravers, painters, architects, mapmakers, and others in the sixteenth century to protect their commercial interests in various types of printed images. These include separately sold engravings, woodcuts, and etchings, as well as illustrations in books. The first part of the book surveys printmaking and the privilegio in sixteenth-century Venice and Rome together with the related issues of licensing and censorship. The second part documents many of the recipients who were granted the privilegio. The book introduces the reader to the richly competitive world of printmaking and print publishing in Renaissance Italy.

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Author:   Christopher Witcombe
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   100
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.813kg
ISBN:  

9789004137486

ISBN 10:   9004137483
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   27 May 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction PART I. SURVEY 1. Printmaking in Sixteenth-Century Italy 2. Copyright in Venice and Rome 3. Proprietorship, Licensing, Censorship 4. Printed Images and Copyright in Venice before 1517 PART II. RECIPIENTS 5. Prints Granted Copyright in Venice before 1517 6. Publishers of Prints and Books in Venice after 1517 7. Publishers of Prints and Books in Rome 8. Engravers and Copyright in Venice and Rome 9. Painters and Copyright in Venice and Rome 10. Maps and Geographical Prints 11. Prints and Books on Architecture 12. Writing Manuals and Pattern Books Appendix A. Handlist of Prints Granted and/or Published with a Privilegio (1498-c. 1605) Appendix B. Copyright Elsewhere in Italy and Europe Bibliography Index I. Names, Subjects, and Titles II. Places and Locations

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Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, Ph.D. (1981) in Art History, Bryn Mawr College, is Professor of Art History at Sweet Briar College. He has published extensively on Italian Renaissance painting, prints, and architecture.

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