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

  Nikolaos Glykys, an Epirote was born in Ioannina in 1619 and is considered one of the most important Greek printing house owners. He established his printing business in Venice in 1671 and obtained the sole right to publish a number of important Greek works.   The Greek printing house of Nikolaos Glykys, established in Venice in 1670, was officially known as the Typographia Glyky- Τυπογραφία Γλυκύ. Greek mythological symbols can be seen in the Glyky Typography logo. A caduceus, the Hermes emblem for trade and negotiation, is placed atop. The family Glyky were a family of traders before opening their Typography.  The Lion of St. Mark is another emblem seen in the Glyky Typographic logo. 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 ...

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