ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of the early Dutch editions of the works of Antonio Vivaldi. It uses the opportunity to comment on Vivaldi's participation in the process of publication and on other aspects of the relationship between the Venetian composer and his Amsterdam publishers. The chapter discusses miscellaneous topics associated with the Amsterdam publications: the reprints of Opp. 1–2; the reissues of all volumes; prices; copies left in Le Cene's estate after his death in 1743; works by Vivaldi in anthologies published in Amsterdam. The quality of the reproduction was very likely a factor; so too, perhaps, were the outlay that La famosa mano di Monsieur Roger was prepared to devote to his editions and the number of free author's copies. Roger's editions of instrumental music, as well as those of his successors, were always produced by the engraving method and published without giving any date on the title-page.
