Filippo Giunti
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The press of Filippo Giunti (1450–1517) and Bernardo Giunti (1487–1551) was a leading printing
firm in Florence
from the turn of the sixteenth century. The first of the Giunti presses was established in Venice
by Luca Antonio Giunti the elder (1457–1538), a Florentine. The Giunti also controlled a press at Lyon
.
In Venice the Giunti press was the most active publisher and exporter of liturgical texts in Catholic Europe.
In Florence the Giunti sought an effective monopoly
of music-printing. Prominent in the output of the press are bandi and laws promulgated by the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, for whom the Giunti operated virtually as an official press.
The classic bibliographic monograph, De Florentina luntarum typographia by Angelo Maria Bandini, details the output of the press at Florence by year from 1497 to 1550. Bandini was able to build upon a printed catalogue of 1604.
After the death of Bernardo in 1551, the presses continued to be operated by their heirs.
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
firm in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
from the turn of the sixteenth century. The first of the Giunti presses was established in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
by Luca Antonio Giunti the elder (1457–1538), a Florentine. The Giunti also controlled a press at Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
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In Venice the Giunti press was the most active publisher and exporter of liturgical texts in Catholic Europe.
In Florence the Giunti sought an effective monopoly
Monopoly
A monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity...
of music-printing. Prominent in the output of the press are bandi and laws promulgated by the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, for whom the Giunti operated virtually as an official press.
The classic bibliographic monograph, De Florentina luntarum typographia by Angelo Maria Bandini, details the output of the press at Florence by year from 1497 to 1550. Bandini was able to build upon a printed catalogue of 1604.
After the death of Bernardo in 1551, the presses continued to be operated by their heirs.