| LC control no. | n 50075987 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Mardersteig, Giovanni, 1892-1977 |
| Variant(s) | Mardersteig, Hans, 1892-1977 |
| See also | Mardersteig, Martino Founded corporate body: Officina Bodoni |
| Biography/History note | Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977) was a printer and typographer, and owner of Officina Bodoni and Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, Italy. He is the father of the current owner, Martino Mardersteig. |
| Associated country | Germany Switzerland Italy |
| Associated place | Verona (Italy) |
| Birth date | 1892-01-08 |
| Death date | 1977-12-27 |
| Profession or occupation | Printers Typographers |
| Found in | Officina Bodoni. The Officina Bodoni ... 1929. Encyclopaedia Britannica WWW site, April 29, 2014 (Giovanni Mardersteig, original name Hans Mardersteig; b. Jan. 8, 1892, Weimar, Germany, d. Dec. 27, 1977, Verona, Italy; printer and typographer who, as head of Officina Bodoni, created books exemplifying the highest standards in the art of printing) <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/364398/Giovanni-Mardersteig> Glaister's glossary of the book: p. 347 (Officina Bodoni was founded 1922 by Giovanni Mardersteig in Montagnola di Lugano, Switzerland; in 1927 it moved to Verona, Italy) |
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