About us
Our main fields of interest are manuscripts (Alberto is an expert codicologist and has improved his knowledge at the Rare Book School of Charlottesville, Virginia), incunabula and 16th century books.
A thorough understanding of classical languages (particularly Latin) and of the main languages of Western culture (English, French, Spanish and German) allows us to deal with books and to utilise the scientific publications printed in these languages.
Fabrizio has also deepened his knowledge in the field of antiquarian books, attending courses at the École de l’Institut d’Histoire du Livre of Lyon, concerning physical bibliography and printing types.
Fabrizio has been for several years treasurer of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Italy and is now its president.
The Libreria Alberto Govi generally publishes a printed catalogue every year.
FEATURED BOOKS
Autore: HOLBEIN, Hans il Giovane (1497-1543)Tipografo: Jean Frellon
Dati tipografici: Basel (Lyon), 1554 (1547)
Autore: TASSONI, Alessandro (1565-1635)Tipografo: Bartolomeo Soliani
Dati tipografici: Modena, 1744
Autore: ROLLENHAGEN, Georg (1542-1609)Tipografo: Andreas Gehn
Dati tipografici: Magdeburg, 1595
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Italian printing and the mind of man
Similar to a famous work of the Sixties’, Printing and the Mind of Man, in which the main fields of knowledge are described in over four hundred printed works that had a significant impact on the history of mankind, I classici che hanno fatto l’Italia (“The classics that have made Italy”), proposes an ideal library of Italian authors (for birth or of adoption), and at the same time aims to illustrate an outline of Italian cultural history from the Quattrocento to the present, through a very personal, but representative selection of titles and editions.







