Giovanni and Gregorio De Gregori

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. 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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