Giovanni (fl. 1482–1503)[1] and Gregorio (fl. 1496–1527)[1] 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[2] or 1501[3] edition of the divine offices.

Gregorio di Gregorii is considered to have published the first book printed in Arabic, Kitab salat al-sawai—a book of hours—in 1514.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Contemporaries of Erasmus, p. 126
  2. ↑ The Inland Printer, Vol. IV, p. 137.
  3. ↑ The Practice of Typography, p. 67.
  4. ↑ 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.

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