The Man Who Saved Western Classics

The Man Who Saved Western Classics

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1188 , Segment 2

The Verge

Episode: The Verge

  • Sep 23, 2021 7:00 pm
  • 17:02 mins

In the early days of the printing press, publishing was expensive, but an enterprising printer recognized the chance to save Western classics from oblivion with this new technology. Our modern libraries would never be the same without Aldus Manutius. Guest: G. Scott Clemons, co-author of "Aldus Manutius: A Legacy More Lasting than Bronze" and former president of the Grolier Club