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Francisco Sforza, Duke of Milan enabled the family to settle
in Soncino (35 miles east of Milan) in 1454 and, in gratitude, Joshua
Solomon, son of Israel b. Samuel changed the family name to that
of their adopted home. At first the Sonciri flourished as bankers. In
about 1483 they founded a press and engaged Abraham ben
Chayyin. In 1488 the 1st complete ed. of the Hebrew bible
came from their press. During the last decade of the 15th C conditions
is Soncino declined. The new duke of milan, Lodovico Il Moro,
renewed ther persecution of the Jews + Joshua Solomon Soncino
moved his press to Naples, the only large city where Hebrew
printing was tolerated. There he printed the 2nd Hebrew Bible
in 1491 or 2. The 1st pages of individual parts have borders by
Ayolphusdi Catono. The Neopolitan haven was short lived. In
1492 the French invaded the city + put it to the sword - the entire
Jewish community was dissolved. It is assumed taht Joshua S.
Sancino was among those who perished.
-Translated into Italian by C. Landino from the Latin of
Giovanni Simonette. N.Y., E P Dutton 1934
L. Callison - Morley. The Story of the Sforzas London, 1933.
St. Ambrose - Milan's patron.
Sforza means "force"
HEHL 104036 not rubricated leaf 67
Liber Octavvs - begins on leaf 64
COMINCIATA GIA LA GVERRA CONTRA AGIS
Liber I - Liber Trigesimus Primus.

His book describes the deeds of Francesco Sforza from 1424
to 1466, the year of the Duke's death. Simonetta was in the
service fo the Duke from 1444. He also served under Galeazzo
Maria + dedicated his book to Giangaleazzo Maria, Francesco's
grandson. (1st ed ? 1482) A 2nd ed. was published in Milan
in 1486 + an Italian translation by Landino, commissioned by Lodovico
Sforza + submitted to the revision of Simonetta, was in Milan before
July 1489 + published there in 1490.

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