The Society of Jesus engaged with the medium of print almost from its inception and, as in other fields, according to its own way of proceeding. This article studies two aspects of Jesuit engagement with print, using its Italian assistancy as a case study. In the first part, Jesuit attitudes towards printing technology—its dangers and opportunities—are examined, focusing especially on the relationship between Robert Bellarmine and some of his printers. What emerges is an overriding concern for accuracy: the need to disseminate texts without typographical errors in order to avoid misinterpretations and possible accusations of heresy. The second part of the article analyzes one possible solution to this difficulty: Jesuit attempts, at the Roman College and elsewhere, at managing their own printing presses. As these efforts regularly ended in economic failure, they bring into question the traditional view of Jesuits as skilled administrators.

耶稣会几乎从一开始就与印刷媒体打交道，并且与其他领域一样，按照自己的方式进行。本文以耶稣会在意大利的援助作为案例研究，研究了耶稣会与印刷品接触的两个方面。在第一部分中，检验了耶稣会士对印刷技术的态度——它的危险和机遇——特别关注罗伯特·贝拉明 (Robert Bellarmine) 和他的一些印刷商之间的关系。出现的是对准确性的压倒一切的关注：需要传播没有印刷错误的文本，以避免误解和可能的异端指控。文章的第二部分分析了解决这一难题的一种可能解决方案：耶稣会试图在罗马学院和其他地方管理自己的印刷机。