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Oak Knoll has just published an important new title on Printing History in which we thought you might be interested. "A History & Bibliography of the Giunti (Junta) Printing Family in Spain 1526 - 1628," a new title by William Pettas, discusses in detail the history and achievements of this great printing family, including a 700-page bibliography of publications annotated with over 140 woodcuts of title-page art, imprints and other ornaments.

 

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See also below the list of other important reference titles, including “Greek Civilization Through the Eyes of Travellers and Scholars,” “Annales de L'imprimerie des Alde ou Histoire des Trois Manuce et de Leurs Éditions” and “Simon de Colines, An Annotated Catalogue of 230 Examples of His Press 1520-1546.” The links to these titles are provided underneath the description.

 

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A HISTORY & BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GIUNTI (JUNTA) PRINTING FAMILY IN SPAIN 1526 - 1628, COVERING THE JUNTA (GIUNTI) PRESS AND THE IMPRENTA REAL IN BURGOS, SALAMANCA & MADRID WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SEVERAL GIUNTI PRESSES IN VENICE, FLORENCE AND LYON AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PRESS OF JUAN BAUTISTA VARESIO IN BURGOS, VALLADOLID & LERMA

By William Pettas

The first edition of this monumental work opens with a 170 page history of the Giunti publishing family that covers their achievements in Italy, Spain and France from 1489 to 1628. As the great rivals of the Aldine Press, the Giunti aggressively captured large portions of the lucrative governmental and Church's printing business. From their base in Florence and Venice, family members set up printing presses in Burgos, Salamanca, Madrid, Valladolid, Lerma and Lyons. In Spain they became printers to the most powerful King in the world and established "The Imprenta Real," changing their name to "Junta." The comprehensive, 700 page bibliography of the books they published while in Spain is annotated with more than 140 wood cuts of their ornate title page art, imprints, and other identifying ornaments.  The text also features the genealogical charts of the family, library holdings, and a documentary chronology.

   The author, William Pettas, has researched this early printing family for over twenty years, and this is his second work on this important clan. A very readable and valuable contribution to the history of the book and an important bibliography and reference work. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Available in September 2004.

2004, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 1086 pages

ISBN 1584561475   Order No. 077561   Price: $195.00

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GREEK CIVILIZATION THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS AND SCHOLARS

By Leonora Navari

In one of the most elegant annotated bibliographies ever created, Leonora Navari the compiler in association with Konstantinos Staikos, a leading authority on library history and bibliographies, have created an indispensable aid to any scholar of Greek culture.  This work documents the renowned collection of Dimitris Contominas whose library was built with the goal of collecting every book by scholars and visitors to Greece from the fifteenth to the mid-twentieth century.  Each book is completely described bibliographically, with pagination, collations of signatures, description of illustrations, and bindings.  The notes are varied and include information on printing history, biographical details of the authors and illustrators, the significance of the work, and its connection with the historical bias of its time as well as a listing of selected holdings.  The historical introduction is bilingual in English and Greek with all the annotations in English. There are over 200 rare illustrations most in color and multiple indexes.

2004, hardcover, 8.25 x 11 inches, 592 pages

ISBN 158456134   Order No. 075654   Price: $165.00

Sales rights: Worldwide except Europe; available in Europe from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands

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ANNALES DE L'IMPRIMERIE DES ALDE OU HISTOIRE DES TROIS MANUCE ET DE LEURS ÉDITIONS

By Antoine-Augustin Renouard

Reprint of the third edition which was originally published in Paris in 1834 in only 350 copies. (Besterman p.5153; Breslauer and Folter no.115 for first edition). This famous bibliography of the output of the Manutius family and their Aldine Press, 1494-1598, has remained the standard work on the subject and has been praised as a classic of its kind. Over 1500 entries given.

2003, hardcover, 6.5 x 9 inches, 688 pages

ISBN 093876827   Order No. 032240   Price: $95.00

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SIMON DE COLINES, AN ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF 230 EXAMPLES OF HIS PRESS 1520-1546

By Fred Schreiber

First edition, limited to 750 copies. The first true Renaissance printer, Colines worked with the finest French book decorators and type designers to transform the French book. By using the format pioneered by Aldus Manutius, his press (1520-1546) published reasonably priced "pocket" classics, making them affordable by students and popularizing italic and cursive types in France. Colines holds the distinction of having prepared the first critical text of the Greek New Testament, the first printed in France. He produced the earliest accented Greek type in France, fifteen years prior to the Grecs du Roi. In 1528, de Colines introduced an elegant cursive, derived from Arrighi, followed by a smaller italic based on the Aldine. The 230 books described in this work, one-third of Colines's actual production, illustrate de Colines's types, ornamental initials, printer devices and title borders. A catalogue of the books published and facsimiles of two of Colines's publisher catalogues are also included. Designed by W. Thomas Taylor. Illustrated.

1995, hardcover, 8.25 x 11 inches, 330 pages

Order No. 042579   Price: $150.00

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