The Giunti of Florence
Subtitle: a Renaissance printing and publishing family : a history of the Florentine firm and a catalogue of the editions
By: William A. Pettas
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Castle, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1079
ISBN-13: 9781584563068
Subjects: Printing; History; Publishers and publishing; Early printed books; Bibliography; Imprints
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The origins of the Giunti family and presses; title: Publishing and printing in Florence under Filippo di Giunta; title: Publishing in Florence under Bernardo Giunti; title: Publishing under Bernardo and Benedetto Giunti : the lean years; title: Pier Vettori and the Giunti Press; title: The "Questione della lingua," the Accademia fiorentina and the Giunti Press; title: Early secular control of the press in Florence and the program of Cosimo I Medici; title: The heirs of Bernardo Giunti and the Inquisition; title: Vincenzio Borghini and the Giunti Press; title: Bernardo II di Bernardo Giunti and a new venture in Venice; title: The sons of Filippo : Modesto, Giandonato and Bernardino; title: Iacopo Giunti and his son Cosimo; title: Economic conditions and the Giunti Press in Florence; title: Illustration and the physical aspect of the book; title: A descriptive catalogue of the editions of the Giunti firms in Florence 1497-1625.