Jodocus Badius Ascensius

Commentary, Commerce and Print in the Renaissance

Paul White (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge)

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English

Oxford University Press
26 September 2013

European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Humanist & secular alternatives to religion; Printing, packaging & reprographic industry

Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs

Jodocus Badius Ascensius (1462-1535) was a scholar and printer who played a central role in the flourishing of humanism and print culture in the French Renaissance. In a career spanning four decades, he was involved with the print publication of something approaching one thousand editions. He was known for the 'familiar' commentaries he wrote and published as introductions to the major authors of Latin (and, less frequently, Greek) antiquity, as well as on texts by medieval and contemporary authors. His commentaries and prefaces document the early stages of French humanism, and his texts played a major role in forming the minds of future generations. This book provides an account of Badius's contributions to pedagogy, scholarship, printing and humanist culture. Its main focus is on Latin language commentaries on classical texts. It examines Badius's multiple roles in the light of changing conceptions of textual culture during the Renaissance. It also explores the wider context of the communities with which Badius cultivated relationships: scholars and printers, figures from religious orders, the university and officialdom. It considers the readerships for which Badius produced texts in France, England, Scotland, the Low Countries, and beyond. It explores the ways in which humanists understood the circulation of knowledge in terms of economy and commerce, and their conceptualisations of commentary as a site of cultural mediation.

By: Paul White (Sidney Sussex College Cambridge)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 676g
ISBN: 9780197265543
ISBN 10: 0197265545
Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 26 September 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Jodocus Badius Ascensius: The Making of a Name 2: Self-Representation and Authorship 3: Defining Commentary 4: Badius and Textual Culture 5: The Commerce of Learning 6: Silvae morales (1492) 7: Badius's Commentary Editions: The Classical Poets 8: 'Morals and Letters' Conclusion

Paul White is Professor at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.