Volume I/II Galileo's Sidereus nuncius: A comparison of the proof copy (New York) with other paradigmatic copies (Vol. I). Needham: Galileo makes a book: the first edition of Sidereus nuncius, Venice 1610 (Vol. II)

book: Volume I/II Galileo's Sidereus nuncius: A comparison of the proof copy (New York) with other paradigmatic copies (Vol. I). Needham: Galileo makes a book: the first edition of Sidereus nuncius, Venice 1610 (Vol. II)

Published by Akademie Verlag 2011

Volume I/II Galileo's Sidereus nuncius: A comparison of the proof copy (New York) with other paradigmatic copies (Vol. I). Needham: Galileo makes a book: the first edition of Sidereus nuncius, Venice 1610 (Vol. II)

Edited by: Irene Brückle , Oliver Hahn and Paul Needham

Part of the multi-volume work Galileo's O

https://doi.org/10.1524/9783050062402

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Galileo Galilei’s Sidereus Nuncius or "Sidereal Messenger" published in Venice in 1610, is one of those books that rewrote history, as did Copernicus’ De revolutionibus and Newton’s Principia. Its author’s use of the telescope made it clear for the first time that celestial bodies like the moon have a surface just as craggy as Earth’s. Galilei also realized that planets such as Jupiter form the center of their own planetary systems. His book would transform humanity’s view of the cosmos forever. Afraid that his competitors would publish before he did, Galilei produced his work as if pursued by furies. Eight weeks after he wrote the first line it was on the market as a finished book. The first parts were already in the printer’s workshop before the second part had been either researched or written. Traces of his breathless haste are apparent from the first to the last page but also add to the book’s inimitable charm. It is all the more surprising then, that the Sidereus Nuncius’ impact and influence has been studied but its physical origins as a book have not been. The most fundamental of questions, such as those of the book’s printer, the material of its paper and the quality of its printed illustrations, have so far not even been raised, much less answered. The first volume presents the analyses made jointly by a group of paper analysts, materials scientists and book historians from the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz), the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung), the Technische Universität Berlin, the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, the Graz University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Graz), the Rathgen Research Laboratory (Rathgen Forschungslabor) and the Fraunhofer Institute in 2007 and 2009. Research was based on a copy analyzed as galley proofs (New York), on one of the rare copies that remained uncut (Paris, now in Washington) and on a particularly significant copy from the completed print run (Graz). The second volume is by Paul Needham (Princeton University Library/Scheide Library). The "Pope" of early modern book history, he followed for the first time the production of the "Sidereal Messenger" day by day from January until March 1610. Nobody has ever traced such a significant book’s progress through the conceptual, organizational and technical turmoil of its production with comparable precision. Among the main results of his research was the finding that the Sidereus Nuncius was constantly being changed, even during its printing, so each of its 450 copies can in principle be regarded as an original. As well as a unique analysis of Galilei‘s Sidereus Nuncius on the four hundredth anniversary of the book’s publication, these two volumes also present a model of cooperation among the various disciplines involved in the research on it.

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Front Matter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Volume I: The New York Sidereus Nuncius
Volume I: The New York Sidereus Nuncius
Volume I: The Sidereus Nuncius in Federico Cesi's Library Enrica Schettini Piazza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Volume I: The New York Sidereus Nuncius
Volume I: The Signature Inscription Horst Bredekamp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Volume I: The New York Sidereus Nuncius
Volume I: The Signature and Moon Outline Inks Oliver Hahn, Timo Wolff, Irene Brückle and Theresa Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Volume I: The New York Sidereus Nuncius
Volume I: Bistre in the Drawing Process Theresa Smith and Irene Brückle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
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Volume I: The Black Deposit Oliver Hahn, Timo Wolff, Irene Brückle, Theresa Smith and Erich Jelen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
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Volume I: The Drawings: The Example of Page 8r Horst Bredekamp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Volume I: II Turning the Pages of the New York Sidereus Nuncius
Volume I: II Turning the Pages of the New York Sidereus Nuncius
Volume I: The Photographs Barbara Herrenkind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Volume I: III From the Drawings to the Etchings
Volume I: III From the Drawings to the Etchings
Volume I: The Example of the Large Crater Horst Bredekamp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Volume I: III From the Drawings to the Etchings
Volume I: Digital Image Analysis Sonja Krug and Stefan Simon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
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Volume I: Modeling the Transfer Irene Brückle and Ruth Tesmar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
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Volume I: Printing the Etchings Theresa Smith, Irene Brückle, Oliver Hahn and Timo Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Volume I: III From the Drawings to the Etchings
Volume I: Galileo's Break with the Venetian Woodcut Hans Jakob Meier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
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Volume I: Performance of the Etchings Robert Felfe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Volume I: IV The Printing Materials
Volume I: IV The Printing Materials
Volume I: The Paper Irene Brückle, Manfred Mayer and Theresa Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Volume I: IV The Printing Materials
Volume I: The Letterpress Printing Inks Oliver Hahn and Timo Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
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Volume I: The Page Layout Manfred Mayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Volume I: IV The Printing Materials
Volume I: Watermark Distribution in Selected Copies Manfred Mayer, Irene Brückle and Theresa Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Volume I: IV The Printing Materials
Volume I: The Example of the Graz Copy Manfred Mayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Volume I: V Afterword
Volume I: V Afterword
Volume I: The Fingerprints and Other Discoveries Horst Bredekamp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
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Volume II: V. The Sidereus Nuncius Autograph Dossier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
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Volume II: XII. Quire A; The Completed Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
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Volume II: XIII. The Martayan Lan Proof Copy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
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Language: English
Publisher: Akademie Verlag
Pages
- Main content: 441
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 23
- Coloured Illustrations: 328

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Published: November 21, 2012
ISBN: 9783050062402

Hardcover

Published: September 21, 2011
ISBN: 9783050050959

Volume I/II Galileo's Sidereus nuncius: A comparison of the proof copy (New York) with other paradigmatic copies (Vol. I). Needham: Galileo makes a book: the first edition of Sidereus nuncius, Venice 1610 (Vol. II)

Front Matter

Volume I: The Sidereus Nuncius in Federico Cesi's Library

Volume I: The Signature Inscription

Volume I: The Signature and Moon Outline Inks

Volume I: Bistre in the Drawing Process

Volume I: The Black Deposit

Volume I: The Drawings: The Example of Page 8r

Volume I: The Photographs

Volume I: The Example of the Large Crater

Volume I: Digital Image Analysis

Volume I: Modeling the Transfer

Volume I: Printing the Etchings

Volume I: Galileo's Break with the Venetian Woodcut

Volume I: Performance of the Etchings

Volume I: The Paper

Volume I: The Letterpress Printing Inks

Volume I: The Page Layout

Volume I: Watermark Distribution in Selected Copies

Volume I: The Example of the Graz Copy

Volume I: The Fingerprints and Other Discoveries

Volume II: Introduction

Volume II: I. January 1610

Volume II: II. Structure, Format and Paper of Sidereus Nuncius

Volume II: III. Printing Materials

Volume II: IV. Design and Layout

Volume II: V. The Sidereus Nuncius Autograph Dossier

Volume II: VI. Quire B

Volume II: VII. Quire C

Volume II: VIII. The Moon Etchings

Volume II: IX. Quire D

Volume II: X. Quires E-F-G

Volume II: XI. Parallel Printing and Running Titles (with David Vander Meulen)

Volume II: XII. Quire A; The Completed Book

Volume II: XIII. The Martayan Lan Proof Copy

Volume II: XIV. Publication and Distribution; Galileo's Presentations

Volume II: Appendix

Back Matter