Ancora sul "negotio chaldeo", ovvero gli esordi falliti della stampa in caratteri siriaci orientali (Roma, 1587-1588)

The article follows up on a previous study concerning the beginnings of the East Syriac typography (The Chaldean Business. The Beginnings of East Syriac Typography and the Profession of Faith of Patriarch Elias (Vat. Ar. 83, ff. 117-126), «Miscellanea Bibliothecae Apostolicae Vaticanae» 20 [2014] 211-258). A more accurate interpretation of documents in the State Archive in Florence allows the author to specify the dates when the punchcutter Robert Granjon designed two East Syriac fonts, thus providing the necessary tools for the printing project. The essay also suggests an identification of the Syriac types of the Stamperia Medicea, through a comparison with other documents relevant to the history of the Eastern types owned by the Stamperia after the end of its activity (1614). As a conclusion, a list of all Syriac types designed by Granjon is proposed.