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Nikolaos Glykys Epirote Printing House in Venice - (Shtypshkronja Epirote Nikolaos Glykys në Venecia)

  One of the most significant Greek owners of printing houses is Nikolaos Glykys, an Epirote who was born in Ioannina in 1619. In 1671, he founded his printing company in Venice and was granted the exclusive right to publish several significant Greek texts.   Established in Venice in 1670, Nikolaos Glykys' Greek printing company was formally called as the Typographia Glyky-Τυπογραφία Γλυκύ. The Glyky Typography logo features Greek mythical elements. On top is a Caduceus, the Hermes symbol for commerce and compromise. Before starting their typography, the Glyky family was a family of traders. Another symbol included in the Glyky Typographic logo is the Lion of St. Mark . Melissa, or the bee, is the symbol at the bottom. In Greek mythology, the bee represents Venus/Aphrodite. The authors calls it the Bee of Epirus  Nicolaus Glyki logo is seen at the book  Ἡ Θεία Γραφὴ published in Venice in 1687. Symbols of the Bee as Venus Aphrodite/Isis in Hellenic literature....

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