School of History

Shanti Graheli

Thesis: The circulation and collection of Italian printed books in sixteenth-century France
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Walsby

Shanti graduated in Italian Studies at the University of Udine in 2010 and has an M.Litt in the "History of the Book" from the University of St Andrews (2011).

Her doctoral research investigates the presence of Italian printed books in sixteenth-century France and their importance in shaping one of the most fruitful yet complex cultural exchanges in early-modern Europe.

This thesis examines the circulation and the collection of items that were at simultaneously material objects and texts. As a result, both the trade network between the two countries and the readership and ownership these books will be at the heart of this study.

Academic papers
7.VII.2011: Paolo Manuzio and the Academia Venetiana, International Conference: Documenting the Early Modern Book World: Inventories and Catalogues in Manuscript and Print, University of St Andrews.

Publications
"Reading the history of the Academia Venetiana through its booklists" in M. Walsby and N. Constantinidou (eds.), Documenting the Early Modern Book World: Inventories and Catalogues in Manuscript and Print (Leiden: Brill, forthcoming)

Awards
Erasmus Placement scholarship with the Universal Short-Title Catalogue in St Andrews (2010)
Language Tuition scholarship from the School of History (summer 2011)
PhD Renaissance Scholarship from the School of History (2011-2014)