Alessandro Paganino (–1538)

Between 1519 and 1538 Alessandro and his father Paganino printed at Toscolano, on the shores of Lake Garda. There they published with printer's mark displayed: P.ALEX.PAG./ BENACENSES./ .F./ BENA./ .V..V. The mark has been interpreted as P[aganinus et] Alex[ander] Pag[anini] Benacenses f[ecerunt] Bena[co] v[ivat], meaning generally that, "Paganino and his son Alessandro from the Benaco region made this book in Toscolano" Benacum being the Roman name for Toscolano, which is located near Lake Garda.