Maggino Gabrielli

Maggino Gabrielli, Meïr Di Gabriele Magino, or Mazo di Gabriel was a Venetian-Jewish inventor, entrepreneur, alchemist, and silk manufacturer who lived during the 16th century.[2][1][3]

Gabrielli started producing crystal glass and mirrors throughout the Papal States for church windows in Rome in 1588.[2] He obtained a monopoly on silk production in 1587.[3] After the death of Pope Sixtus V he went to the Medici court, but he faced protests and resigned, eventually moving to the duchy of Lorraine, where he established an Oriental Trade Company. His goal was to create a network of trade entrepôts throughout Germanic lands, but he returned to Italy and died shortly thereafter while accompanying the Tuscan grand duke on a military campaign against the Turks. His only publication is a treatise on sericulture, Dialoghi di M. Magino Gabrielli hebreo venetiano sopra l'utili sue inventioni circa la seta, published in Rome in 1588. [2][1][4]

He worked with Abramo Colorni and Giovan Battista Guidoboni.[5][6] He obtained several patents from Venice, Florence, the Pope and the King of Spain to capitalize on his silk-related inventions.[7] His business consisted of a network of partnerships for the production of silk fabrics, woollen cloth, gold thread, and glass, with workshops in Livorno, Pisa and Florence. He also owned a paper mill and a farm for silkworm rearing in Tuscany. In 1593 he obtained a patent from the Florentine government for the production of linen oil.[8]

References

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  3. ^ a b "MAGINO, MEïR DI GABRIELE - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  4. ^ Bemporad, Dora Liscia (2010-11-30). "Immagini di città nel trattato della seta di Maggino di Gabriello e una veduta inedita di Bologna nel Cinquecento". I quaderni del m.æ.s. - Journal of Mediæ Ætatis Sodalicium (in Italian): 175–187. doi:10.6092/issn.2533-2325/7978. ISSN 2533-2325.
  5. ^ Jütte (Jutte), Daniel (2015-05-26). The Age of Secrecy: Jews, Christians, and the Economy of Secrets, 1400–1800. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-21342-3.
  6. ^ Molà, Luca (2003-04-01). The Silk Industry of Renaissance Venice. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-7655-4.
  7. ^ Deazley, Ronan; Kretschmer, Martin; Bently, Lionel (2010). Privilege and Property: Essays on the History of Copyright. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1-906924-18-8.
  8. ^ Inkster, Ian (2014-10-30). History of Technology Volume 32. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4725-3264-0.


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