The Giunti of Florence: Merchant Publishers of the Sixteenth Century. With a checklist of all the books and documents published by the Giunti in Florence from 1497 to 1570, and with the texts of twenty-nine documents, from 1427 to the eighteenth century.

William A. Pettas

Verlag: Bernard M. Rosenthal, San Francisco, 1980

Beschreibung

vii, 351 pp.; tall 4to, terra cotta cloth over boards, gilt title on spine, printed dustjacket. "The Giunti family of Florence played one of the most important roles in the history of publishing . Among their descendants and nephews were numbered some of the wealthiest -- perhaps THE wealthiest -- publishers in 16th century Italy. The trade network they developed covered many nations and states, including Venice, Florence, Rome, Lyons and Salamanca . In terms of output and wealth, the Venetian branch of the Giunti probably surpassed all Italian publishers of the 15th and 16th centuries, while the firm established in Lyons through their nephew Giacomo Giunti became one of the most important publishing houses in France . In an age when publishing was characterized by short-lived ventures and spasmodic printing careers, their firms lasted well over a century" (from the preface). Errata slip laid in. One of 300 copies. A fine copy, in a near fine dustjacket (short closed tear, minor age toning). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1999

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Giunti of Florence: Merchant Publishers ...

Verlag: Bernard M. Rosenthal, San Francisco

Erscheinungsdatum: 1980

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag