ABSTRACT
In 1591 Angelo Gardano printed a catalogue of music books available for sale in his shop. Richard Agee has carefully annotated and assigned identifications to the sometimes vague titles given in the list, and then rearranged them in chronological order (AgeeG, 360–405). An analysis of Antonio's editions that were still for sale in 1591 should offer us some insight into the public's interest in his publications, the popularity of certain genres and composers, and his skill in judging the market for his books. Many variables can leave copies of a book remaining unsold in the warehouse, sometimes for decades, such as the size of the press run and the number of copies taken by the composer, patron, and underwriters, to say nothing of concurrent editions available from other printers. Still, we can use the 1591 list as a starting point in attempting to understand Gardano's relationship to his market.
