Humanism in script and print in the fifteenth century
Martin Davies
There was no humanism without books. They were the prime material on which movement founded and natural medium through it transmitted. All humanists consumers, usually also producers, of books in manuscript. Many first gained a reputation by seeking out accumulating Humanists early associated themselves with printing press when came into being mid-fifteenth century provided authors, editors market for its products. Some, preeminently Erasmus, so thoroughly harnessed great power print that they able to project European stage. In less controlled way, this had happened more before manuscript diffusion works Italian humanists. Throughout Renaissance, secular ecclesiastical princes cultural pretensions built up libraries as much any other trappings civilization. A book often vehicle an alliance between culture power, form translations or dedications original works, commissioned unsolicited.
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