Mediaeval in Padua /
Follow Russell and Annie through the mediæval city of Padua as they hunt for inscriptions (and the occasional meal). Delight at the multitude of variant forms, the calligraphic whimsy, and sculptural skill of a hand full of anonymous artisans who together, across centuries, map a transition from the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York City :
Russell Maret,
2008.
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| Series: | Swan & hoop ;
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| Summary: | Follow Russell and Annie through the mediæval city of Padua as they hunt for inscriptions (and the occasional meal). Delight at the multitude of variant forms, the calligraphic whimsy, and sculptural skill of a hand full of anonymous artisans who together, across centuries, map a transition from the improvisational joie of Romanesque lettering to the highly ornamental Round Gothic epigraphic style. The book is printed on Mohawk paper using my rendition of Baskerville{u2019}s Great Primer typeface and embellished with drawings of letters, a seven color map of Padua, and 16 pages of photographic plates. Number 1 in the series Swan and Hoop. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Basbanes is copy inscribed by the author. " ... designed & printed letterpress by Russell Maret. The photographs were printed offset by Artale Graphics. The text is set in a new type designed specifically for the book by Russell Maret. It is based closely on John Baskerville's Great Primer typeface ... 226 copies were printed ..."--Colophon. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is no. 174 and is signed by the author. Some illustrations printed on double leaves. Purchased for the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive by The Cushing Library. |
| Physical Description: | 25, [3], [2] pages, [13] pages of plates : illustrations, color map ; 31 cm. |
| Production Credits: | Designed by Russell Maret. |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |