Hercules in Venice: Aldus Manutius and the making of Erasmian humanism

Journal article

Abstract:: A famous portrait of Erasmus by Hans Holbein depicts the scholar with his hands resting on a volume identified as his ‘Herculean Labours’. Erasmus associated this adage with the effort expended and ingratitude encountered by the philologist, and made it central to his self-presentation. In this article, its origins are traced to Erasmus’s encounter with Aldus Manutius, the Venetian printer-humanist who published his Adagia in 1508. The impact of Aldus on Erasmus is shown to be significant,...
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Institution:

University of Oxford

Division:

HUMS

Department:

History Faculty

Oxford college:

Somerville College

Role:

Author

Publisher:: Warburg Institute
Journal:: Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes More from this journal
Volume:: 30
Pages:: 97-126
Publication date:: 2019-02-19
Acceptance date:: 2018-08-14
EISSN:: 2044-0014
ISSN:: 0075-4390

Keywords:: Aldus Manutius

history of the book

Quentin Metsys

Albrecht Dürer

philology

northern renaissance

Hans Holbein

Erasmus

Italian renaissance

printing press
Pubs id:: pubs:910052
UUID:: uuid:97d78415-9a25-427f-9d54-f58f6f4beaf9
Local pid:: pubs:910052
Source identifiers:: 910052
Deposit date:: 2018-08-26

Notes:: This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from University of London, School of Advanced Studies, Warburg Institute at: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/warburg/jwci/2018/00000081/00000001/art00006

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