Giovanni (fl. 1482–1503) and Gregorio (fl. 1496–1527) De Gregori (Latin: Johannes & Gregorius de Gregoriis) were two Italian brothers from Forlì who worked as printers in Renaissance Venice. They are generally credited with the first attractive type in nonpareil size for a 1498 or 1501 edition of the divine offices.
Gregorio de Gregori is considered to have published the first book printed in Arabic, Kitab salat al-sawai—a book of hours—in 1514.
References
- ^ Contemporaries of Erasmus, p. 126
- The Inland Printer, Vol. IV, p. 137.
- The Practice of Typography, p. 67.
- M. Krek, M. (1979). "The Enigma of the First Arabic Book Printed from Movable Type" (PDF). Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 38 (3): 203–212. doi:10.1086/372742.
External links
- Tiziana, Pesenti (1988). "De Gregori, Giovanni e Gregorio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 36: De Fornari–Della Fonte (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
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