The First Call for Press Censorship
Niccolò Perotti, Giovanni Andrea Bussi, Antonio Moreto, and the Editing of Pliny's Natural History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23231007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Monfasani (0000-0002-3729-9339, Albany State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-31 |
| Publication date | 1988-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2862242 |
| OpenAlex | W2321240925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
In 1478, twenty-three years after Johann Gutenberg printed the 42- line Bible in Mainz, the town fathers of Cologne engaged in “the first censorship trial on record” as they sued to stop the distribution of a printed book which challenged their authority. The next year Pope Sixtus IV inaugurated papal legislation of press censorship by authorizing the University of Cologne to police virtually every aspect of the new industry. These actions of 1478 and 1479 are the earliest known instances of press censorship. They also reflect the political, moral, and religious concerns which would henceforth dominate press censorship. But as far as I can tell, the first call for press censorship had actually occurred nearly a decade earlier, and had absolutely nothing at all to do with religion, morals, or politics.
Art · Art history · Censorship · Humanities · Legislation · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Publishing · Sociology · Classics · History · Law · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies · Renaissance Literature and Culture
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2023 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |