Bandini, De florentina Iuntarum typographia, Lucca, Bonsignori, 1791, late eighteenth-century Italian polished tan calf

Bandini, Angelo Maria. De florentina Iuntarum typographia eiusque censoribus ex qua Graeci, Latini, Tusci scriptores ope codicum manuscriptorum a viris clarissimis pristinae integritati restituti in lucem prodierunt. Accedunt excerpta uberrima praefationum libris singulis praemissarum auctore Angelo Maria Bandinio … Pars I [part 2:] Iuntarum typographiae annales ab anno MCCCCXCVII. ad MDL. ex qua plerique Graeci, Latini, Tusci scriptores ad fidem codd mss. a cl. viris pristinae integritati restituti in lucem prodiere opera et studio Ang. Mar. Bandini … Pars II. Lucca: Francesco Bonsignori, 1791

A detailed historical and bibliographical study of the Giunta press in Florence, documenting its role in restoring and publishing Greek, Latin, and Tuscan texts from manuscript sources. The second part presents the annals of the Giunta press from 1497 to 1550, highlighting its contributions to classical scholarship.

8vo (210 x 127 mm). (Lightly toned with occasional spotting.)

binding: Late eighteenth-century Italian polished tan calf (221 x 137 mm), three gilt fillets around sides, rosette at angles, blue and white marbled endleaves, edges stained blue with marbling. (Joints a little worn, light shelfwear.)

acquisition: Purchased from Librairie Paul Jammes, Paris, 2016.