Is There a Printer’s Copy of Gian Giorgio Trissino’s Sophonisba?

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Diego Perotti

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This essay examines the manuscript Additional 26873 housed in the British Library. After clarifying its physical features, it then explores various hypotheses as to its origins and its intended use. Finally, the essay collates the codex with Gian Giorgio Trissino’s first edition of the Sophonisba in order to establish the tragedy’s different drafts and the role of the manuscript in the scholarly edition’s plan.

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Textual Studies: Century by Century