Quantitative speculations about lost incunabula and cinquecentine, wether editions or copies

Authors

  • Alfredo Serrai Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2283-9364/6125

Keywords:

Bibliography, Bibliometrics, Incunabula, Lost Books

Abstract

The editions of incunabula currently held by Italian libraries appear to be roughly 11,000 for a total of 100,000 copies so far identified. Without adequate statistical calculation tools, but according to the data from the Indice Generale degli Incunaboli (IGI), The Author speculates the number of lost editions and books through the centuries.

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Published

2016-05-04

How to Cite

Serrai, A. (2016). Quantitative speculations about lost incunabula and cinquecentine, wether editions or copies. Bibliothecae.It, 5(1), 193–196. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2283-9364/6125

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016)

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Notes and discussions

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Copyright (c) 2016 Alfredo Serrai

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