In the May of 1498, an enterprising and determined Italian entrepreneur, Ottaviano Petrucci da Fossombrone, presented himself at the offices of the Venetian magistratura.
His well worked-out objective was straightforward and ambitious: to be granted a privilege for the printing of music using movable type.
Almost three decades had passed since the invention of printing.
The famous Gutenberg Bible, known as the “Mazarin” or “42-line” Bible – which had started a revolutionary new chapter in the history of books – appeared in about 1450. |
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