Editing I Modi (section)

== 17th-century printing ==

In the 17th century, Fellows of [[All Souls College, Oxford]], engaged in the surreptitious printing at the [[Oxford University Press|University Press]] of ''Aretino's Postures'', Aretino's ''De omnis Veneris schematibus'' and the indecent engravings after Giulio and Marcantonio. The Dean, Dr. [[John Fell (bishop)|John Fell]], impounded the copper plates and threatened those involved with expulsion.<ref>[[R. W. Ketton-Cremer]], "Humphrey Prideaux", ''Norfolk Assembly'' (London: Faber & Faber) 1957:65.</ref> The text of Aretino's sonnets, however, survives.
<!---Unreferenced for now - Another traditional version of the story has it that Romano was working on frescoes in the Papal apartments at the new Vatican and, after a dispute about money painted the "I Modi" images on the wall before leaving Rome. These became a popular attraction and were seen by Aretino, who composed his suite of verses, which circulated around Rome and were seen by Raimondi. Thus, according to this version, the compositions which we attach to the "I Modi" verses were composed after Aretino’s poems, not the original Romano paintings.<ref>I am working on a reference for this.</ref>--->