Print Culture in Renaissance Italy : The Editor and the Vernacular Text, 1, Hardcover by Richardson, Brian, ISBN 0521420326, ISBN-13 9780521420327, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The emergence of print gave new importance to editors, who determined the form and context in which texts would be read. Brian Richardson examines the Renaissance production and reception of works by Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio and others, and explores the impact of new printing and editing methods on Renaissance culture.