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The Giunti of Florence : a Renaissance printing and publishing family : a history of the Florentine firm and a catalogue of the editions
Title
The Giunti of Florence : a Renaissance printing and publishing family : a history of the Florentine firm and a catalogue of the editions / William A. Pettas.
ISBN
9781584563068
1584563060
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2013.
Physical Description
pages cm
Summary
"Details the complete history and output of the Giunti Press in Florence from 1497-1625. Part I covers the Giunti family and press, their books, and contemporary sociopolitical and economic conditions. Part II catalogues every Giunti publication. Also contains genealogical tables and a chronological list of editions by language"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 19, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
The origins of the Giunti family and presses
Publishing and printing in Florence under Filippo di Giunta
Publishing in Florence under Bernardo Giunti
Publishing under Bernardo and Benedetto Giunti : the lean years
Pier Vettori and the Giunti Press
The "Questione della lingua," the Accademia fiorentina and the Giunti Press
Early secular control of the press in Florence and the program of Cosimo I Medici
The heirs of Bernardo Giunti and the Inquisition
Vincenzio Borghini and the Giunti Press
Bernardo II di Bernardo Giunti and a new venture in Venice
The sons of Filippo : Modesto, Giandonato and Bernardino
Iacopo Giunti and his son Cosimo
Economic conditions and the Giunti Press in Florence
Illustration and the physical aspect of the book
A descriptive catalogue of the editions of the Giunti firms in Florence 1497-1625.
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