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While the title suggests that it's a biography of Vespasiano da Bisticci, and the subtitle suggests that it's about manuscripts, these are only pretexts. What we get instead is a history of Italy in the 15th century coupled with a history of the development and early spread of the printing press. While I found it fascinating, I was frequently dizzied by all the names being thrown at me!
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