“Optimo humanista et greco”

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On the death of Aldus Manutius in February 1515, Marin Sanudo praised him as a teacher and scholar, highlighting his Latin and Greek editions. This article considers the rationale for the esteem shown by Sanudo and his contemporaries for Aldus as an outstanding scholar-printer in the classical languages. However. Sanudo omits any mention of Aldus's printing in Italian, which made a major contribution to the rise of vernacular scholarship.

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