Andrea Ottone

Andrea Ottone is a Research Fellow at the University of Oslo's Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, where he contributes to the ERC-funded project 'Before Copyright: Printing Privileges and the Politics of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe'. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Naples and has held fellowships at the University of Milan, University of Udine, and Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.

Ottone specializes in 16th-17th century book history, particularly examining the intersection of economic institutions and knowledge production during the Counter-Reformation. His research analyzes Venetian and Roman print cultures, focusing on how economic constraints and political frameworks shaped intellectual exchange.

His publications investigate Renaissance knowledge economies through case studies of publishers' business practices, book circulation patterns, and early copyright mechanisms. Recent work develops digital methodologies for analyzing historical print privileges across European archives.

As part of international collaborations, Ottone contributes to developing databases documenting early modern book trade practices, facilitating comparative studies of knowledge dissemination across European states during the Renaissance period.