Anton Francesco Doni
Illustration — Engraved portrait of Anton Francesco Doni by Enea Vico Anton Francesco Doni (1513 – 1574) was an Italian author, painter, musician, and printer active during the Renaissance. Doni published at least two bibliographical works: La Libraria in 1550 and La seconda libraria the following year. For this, he is considered the first Italian bibliographer.
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Anton Francesco Doni
Anton Francesco Doni · self-made · Public domain
- Born
- 1513. · Florence.
- Died
- 1574. · Monselice.
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- publisher, translator, writer, poet, bibliographer, typographer, printer and opinion journalist.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Born at Florence in 1513, died in Monselice in 1574.
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- 1.Anton Francesco Doni. Oxford Reference.
- 2.Arienzo, Alessandro. Doni, Anton Francesco. Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer International Publishing. 1046–1050. 2022. 978-3-319-14169-5.
- 3.A. Donato, Italian Renaissance Utopias: Doni Patrizi, and Zuccolo (Palgrave, 2019), , pp. 9-17.
- 4.Nelson, Eric. Utopia through Italian Eyes: Thomas More and the Critics of Civic Humanism. Renaissance Quarterly. 59. 4. 1029–1057. 2006. 0034-4338.
- 5.Grendler, Paul F. Utopia in Renaissance Italy: Doni's "New World". Journal of the History of Ideas. 26. 4. 479–494. 1965. 0022-5037.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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