Annali della tipografia fiorentina Lorenzo Torrentino

Firenze: Niccolo Carli, 1811. 8vo. 215 x 141 mm. (8 ½ x 6 inches). xl, 240 pp. Modern blue wrappers; some light foxing, title-page with light staining.       

First edition.  A history of the printing press established by Lorenzo Torrentino, who printed in Florence from 1547 to 1565. It includes a long introduction that focuses on the history of printing in Florence and describes some of the editio princeps that came for the presses during the incunable period. It is followed by a bibliographical catalogue organized chronologically of the printed works of Torrentino. Each description is highlighted by a scholarly annotation that places the book in context and provides bibliographical details of the publication. In total, Moreni lists 243 titles printed between 1547 and 1563. The text is fully indexed.

The work is written by Domenico Moreni (1763-1835) a noted Florentine historian and bibliographer.  Moreni was a clergyman connected with the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, a member of the Accademia della Crusca and the author of the monumental Bibliografia storico-ragionata dell Toscana, published in two volumes in 1805. He was also a private collector of manuscripts and early books on Florence which were sold by his heirs to the city of Florence and who in 1942 donated to the Biblioteca Riccardiana. Moreni also established his own printing press called Biblioteca Moreniana.

Bigmore & Wyman II, p. 50, III, p. 10. Laterz IV, p. 60. Enciclopedio Italiani see http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/domenico-moreni:  See BM Short Title Catalogue of Books Printed in Italy for a quick reference to the printed works by Torrentino.  (79).