Traditionally thought to be responsible for financing (rather than printing) the series of Lyonese counterfeits of the Aldine octavo italic editions, probably owning the italic type used. He is referred to in a colophon as Balthasari calcographo Lugdunen.
Shaw’s article distinguishes a series of states of the type and ascribes one set of editions to Barthélemy Trot rather than to Gabiano:
1502
Catullus, Caius Valerius.
Catullus, Tibullus, Propetius [sic] .
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. Gabiano?], [1502].
8°: A–E⁸ F⁴ (F3,4 blank]; ²A–D⁸ E⁴; G–P⁸ (P7 blank).
1502
Juvenalis, Decimus Junius.
Iuuenalis. Persius.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano], [1501–1502].
8°: A–G⁸ H¹⁰; a⁸ b⁴.
1502
Martial.
Martialis.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1502].
8°: A–Z &⁸.
1502
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374.
Le cose vulgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1502?].
8°: a–y⁸ z⁴ A⁸.
1503
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
Le terze rime di Dante.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1502–1503].
8°: a–z A–F⁸ G¹².
1503
Prudentius, 348-.
Prudentius. Prosper. Ioannes Damascenus. ...
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1502–1503].
8°: a–z & ⁹ A–G⁸ H¹⁰.
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1503
Lucan, 39-65.
Lucanus.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1502–1503].
8°: a–r⁸ s⁴.
1504
Juvenalis, Decimus Junius.
Iuuenalis. Persius.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano], [1503–1504].
8°: A–G⁸ H¹⁰; I⁸ K⁴.
1504
Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C.
Salustius.
[Lyon]: [pr. by B. de Gabiano for B. Trot?], [1504].
8°: a–o⁸ p⁴.
1505
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
Ouidii Metamorphoseon libri XV.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1504–1505].
8°: a–z A–B⁸ C⁴ 1⁸ 2⁴ 3⁸.
1505
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
Publii Ouidii Nasonis, quae hoc in libello continentur. Fastorum libri VI. De tristibus libri V. De ponto libri IIII.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1504–1505].
8°: aaa–kkk⁸ lll⁶; mmm–sss⁸ ttt⁶; uuu–zzz AAA–CCC⁸.
1505
Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century.
Philostratus de vita Apollonii Tyanei scriptor luculentus a Philippo Beroaldo castigatus.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1504–1505].
8°: π⁴ a–z A–B⁸ C⁶.
1505
[Liturgies. Hours. Rome.]
Officium diue et immaculate uirginis Marie: secundum usum et consuetudinem Romane curie.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1505?].
8°: πA πB, A B–L⁸.
Printed in Lyon with typographical material associated with
Balthazar de Gabiano in the style of the Aldine italic editions.
1506
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
Ouidii Metamorphoseon libri XV.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1506?].
8°: a–z A⁸ 1⁸ 3¹⁰.
1506
Theophrastus.
Theophrasti de historia plantarum.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano], [1506?].
8°: π ππ A–Z AA–LL⁸ MM¹².
1506
Aristotle.
Problemata Aristotelis sectiones duae de quadraginta Theodoro Gaza interprete.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1506?].
8°: AAA–ZZZ AAAA– BBBB⁸ CCCC¹².
20 June 1508
Caesar, Julius.
Commentarij caesaris recogniti per Philippum Beroaldum.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?]. [Colophon:], anno dni .M.CCCCC. VIII. die uero .xx. Iunij [1508].
8°: a–z A–O⁸.
3 October 1508
Suetonius, approximately 69-approximately 122.
Caii Suetonii Tranquilli de vita .XII. Caesarum.
[Lyon]: [pr. by B. de Gabiano]. [Colophon:] exaratus Lugduni:, anno .M.cccccviij. Die uero .iij. octobris [1508].
8°: a–y⁸.
31 October 1508
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Orationes M. T. Ciceronis.
[Lyon]: [Colophon:] Impresse lugduni [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], Anno millesimo .cccccviij. die uero ultima octobris [1508].
8°: a–y A–Z AA–FF⁸.
1509
Euripides.
Hecuba, & Iphigenia in Aulide Euripidis tragoediae in latinum tralatae Erasmo Roterodamo interprete.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], [1509?].
8°: π⁴ a–h⁸ i⁴.
31 August 1510
Pliny, the Elder.
C. Plinii Secundi Veronensis Historiae naturalis. libri. decem et septem.
[Lyon]: [Colophon:] finitum fuit [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], die vltimo mensis Augusti. M.CCCCC.X. [1510].
8°: aaa–ccc⁸ ddd⁴ a–z aa–zz ²aaa–iii⁸; 3aaa–bbb A–Z AA–ZZ AAA–FFF⁸ GGG⁴.
29 September 1512
Caesar, Julius.
Commentarii Caesaris recogniti per Philippum Beroaldum.
[Lyon]: [pr. for B. de Gabiano?]. [Colophon 1:] Anno .M.CCCCC. & .XII. pridie nonas nouembris. [Colophon 2:] accuratissime impressa: finiuntur, Anno .M.D.XII. iij. Kalendas Octobris [1512].
8°: a–y A–I⁸ K¹⁰.
1512
Valerius Maximus.
Valerii Maximi Dictorum et factorum memorabilium libri nouem.
[Lyon]: [Colophon:] Impressi Lugduni Anno M.D.XII. [pr. for B. de Gabiano?], 1512.
8°: AA⁴ a–y A⁸ B⁴.