Vincenzo Valgrisi
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Vincenzo Valgrisi, also known under his latinized name as Vicentius Valgrisius, was a French-born printer active primarily in Venice in the 16th century.
Vincenzo Valgrisi | |
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| Born | Vincent Vaugris 1490 ca. |
| Died | after 1572 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | publisher, printer |
| Years active | 1540-1572 |
Valgrisi was born in Charly near Lyon circa 1490.
During his career he published about 200 works. Most of his work was published in Venice, with a brief period from 1549 to 1541 in Rome.
Valgrisi was in Venice well before 1532.
An act of sale dated December 16, 1532 documents that Valgrisi, along with his father-in-law acquired a bookshop at the sign of The Head of Erasmus where he attests to having lived in Venice for many years..[1] Many of the books published out of this bookshop bear the imprint "Ex Officina Erasiana"
In 1570 the Roman Inquisition fined him 50 ducats (about 6oz of gold) for selling prohibited books.[2]. His storehouse was found to contain 1100 volumes of prohibited works, including 400 copies of Simolachri, historie e figure de la morte, Valgrisi's imitation of Hans Holbein's Dance of Death.
His edition of Orlando Furioso by Ariosto is noted for two innovations: the start of every canto was preceded by a full page illustration (not a small vignette as was common in his time), and the text was accompanied by maps that followed the movements of the characters.[3]
- Vincenzo Valgrisi's printer's marks
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References
- ^ Angela Nuovo, The Book Trade in the Italian Renaissance, Brill, 2013, pag. 409
- ^ Paul F. Grendler, The Roman Inquisition and the Venetian Press, 1540-1605,Princeton University Press, 2015, pag. 192
- ^ Charlotte Gandi, Il controllo della stampa a Venezia. Padroni dei libri e dell’informazione, Università Ca' Foscari, pag. 20.
Bibliography
- Ilaria Andreoli (2006), Ex officina erasmiana. Vincenzo Valgrisi e l’illustrazione del libro tra Venezia e Lione alla metà del ‘500
- Tammaro De Marinis (1937), Enciclopedia Italiana
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