Of Amedeo's successors, Girolamo di Bernardino was the one who continued the activity with the most success. Born in Venice around 1505, his catalog includes over 800 titles between 1539 and 1573, almost exclusively books on Aristotelian philosophy and music (the latter about half of the total). One of his first acts was to request in 1536 the privilege for the printing of an edition commented by Marcantonio Zimara of Averroes. He tended to highlight the continuity with the founder of the firm by adopting the stamps that had belonged to Octavian the Elder, leaving the initials that were included there: «OSM» (Octavianus Scotus Modoetiensis) or «SO S» (Signum Octaviani Scoti) . He also used the Griffin stamp, which proves the partnership with his cousin Francesco. Girolamo's production continued the traditional lines of the publishing house: philosophy (Aristotle with commentaries), theology, literature (Greek, Latin, and vernacular authors) and music. For musical prints he established himself as the most authoritative printer on the market next to the French-born Antonio Gardane: about half of the works he printed were music books. He was also a composer: between 1541 and 1542 he published collections of Madrigali a due , a Tre and a Quattro voci , with also expanded reprints, and in 1571 Canzoni alla napolitana a tre voci .

He died in Venice on 23 September 1573 without having had any children with his wife Cesarea Sinistri. In his will, dated 8 August 1569, he left his nephew Melchiorre , son of Ludovico di Bernardino, as universal heir.

Just a month after Girolamo's death, an application for printing privileges was submitted on behalf of the Scoto heirs for Alessandro Striggio's Il Secondo libro de madrigali a cinque voci (The Second Book of Five-Voice Madrigals), which was published within the year together with theThe Second Book of Six-Voice Madrigals with the indication "Heir of Girolamo Scoto". Melchior continued the activity until 1600 with this subscription; his name never appears. In 1590 he formed the Società dell'Aquila with Giovanni Varisco, the heirs of Melchiorre Sessa and the heirs of Damiano Zenaro for the printing of legal texts. They had left in 1587 due to disagreements with the other members of a company formed in 1574 for the same purposes and with the same name. They adopted the same emblem depicting an eagle, with the members' brands at the four corners. They had twenty-three titles printed for the Girolamo Polo printing house until 1599. In 1591 Melchiorre inherited the assets of his aunt Cesarea Sinistri, while he renounced his share of his father Ludovico's inheritance in favor of his brothers Baldassarre, Ottaviano and Bernardino. He died at the end of the century.

He was succeeded by his natural son Baldassarre , who printed in partnership with others, especially books of a religious nature, continuing to use the title "Heir of Girolamo Scoto". He died in a villa near Padua on 3 October 1615 without children.

In 1622 the Brescian bookseller Bartolomeo Fontana purchased the book warehouse and the printing press tools from Melchiorre's heirs, which meant the definitive closure of the printing business. The inventory includes more than a thousand editions for a total of approximately 13,000 volumes.

A Giovanni Maria Scoto was active as a printer in Naples from 1557 to 1566 with 35 editions; in Rome he had printed for the types of Antonio Blado, dated 1 August 1552, The treatment of podagre by the Spaniard Andrés Laguna, doctor of Charles V, specially translated: from the subscription «Ad instantia di m. Gio. Maria Scotto d'Amadio f.» it appears that he was the son of Amedeo. The volume features a dedication by Giovanni Maria to the viceroy of Naples Pedro de Toledo, evidently a precursor to his transfer to Naples. After the cessation of the activity, Giovanni Maria probably returned to Venice to provide his services in the family business. In his will (1573) Girolamo deducted 200 ducats from the amount he was indebted for, but on 15 October 1578 he was still in debt to Girolamo's heirs, who gave a mandate to a proxy in Naples to recover the credit.

However, Gualtiero Scoto, of Flemish origin, active as a printer and publisher in Venice between 1550 and 1575, has no family relations. His main works are the Works of Pietro Bembo printed in partnership with his compatriot Nicolas De Stoop, merchant and man of letters, in 1550-1553 (a reprint in 1575).

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