WThe Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics. The first book that was dated and printed under his name appeared in 1495.
WFratelli Alinari is one of the world's oldest photographic firms, founded in Florence, Italy in 1852. Its archives contains 5.5 million photographs, ranging from daguerreotypes to modern digital photos from around the world.
WDrago is an independent international publishing house of contemporary art based in Rome, Italy. The company specialises in street and urban art and has published the works of street photographers, street artists and graffiti writers from around the world. It is frequently involved in exhibitions of contemporary art and acts as the official publisher for various galleries, museums and institutions.
WEdizioni Piemme, formerly Edizioni Piemme S.p.A. is an Italian book publisher with specialisms in religion, and in fiction for children and young adults. It is a division of Mondadori Libri S.p.A. of Mondadori group and formerly incorporated as a subsidiary. Since October 2003 it has been part of the Mondadori group which acquired 70% of its equity at a cost of 14.104 million Euros. Among its best known publications are the Ulysses Moore and Century sagas for children by Pierdomenico Baccalario, and the works of Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner.
WFratelli Fabbri Editori is an Italian publishing house founded in 1947 by the brothers Giovanni, Dino and Ettore 'Rino' Fabbri. Today Fabbri forms part of Rizzoli Libri, which in turn is 100% controlled by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
WThe Italian Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS), founded in 1928, is situated at the via Salaria 691 in Rome. As well as producing coins, passports, and postage stamps for Italy, it serves the micro-states of the Vatican City, San Marino, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. It also publishes books under the imprint Libreria dello Stato. The O.C.V and traditional productions factory, the multimedial production institute and the Mint are also located in the capital. Another factories are located in Verrès,Val d'Aosta and Foggia, Apulia. Banknotes are produced by Bank of Italy.
WLeo S. Olschki Editore is a publishing house of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
WThe Pellicanolibri editions is a publishing house founded in 1976 in Catania by the poet and writer Beppe Costa, with the specific intent to highlight authors and discover forgotten or unknown youth.
WRizzoli Libri, formerly Rizzoli Libri S.p.A. and RCS Libri S.p.A. is an Italian book publisher and a division of Mondadori Libri, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. RCS Libri was a former subsidiary of RCS MediaGroup, but in 2015, most of the book publishing division was sold to Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, with some imprints of RCS Libri, were either sold by RCS MediaGroup or Arnoldo Mondadori Editore as part of an antitrust deal. RCS MediaGroup retained the brand Rizzoli for non-book publishing, while Arnoldo Mondadori Editore has the exclusive rights to use the brand Rizzoli in book publishing.
WSoldiershop Publishing is an Italian Zanica-based publishing company specializing in military history. Generally, it bases its production on military history, from the Roman Empire to present history, in most occasions, focusing on the particular History of Italy. The book lengths varies from 60 to 90 pages. The publisher is also known for its illustrated series, which usually share resemblance with Osprey Publishing ones.