This title deals with the origin of the ubiquitous typeface. Celebrated printer and type designer Giambattista Bodoni set the standard for printing the alphabet with his "Manuale Tipografico" (1818). The two-volume set-published posthumously in a limited edition of 250-features 142 sets of roman and italic typefaces, a wide selection of borders, ornaments, symbols, and flowers, as well as Greek, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Phoenician, Armenian, Coptic, and Tibetan alphabets. Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Bodoni (1740 ...
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This title deals with the origin of the ubiquitous typeface. Celebrated printer and type designer Giambattista Bodoni set the standard for printing the alphabet with his "Manuale Tipografico" (1818). The two-volume set-published posthumously in a limited edition of 250-features 142 sets of roman and italic typefaces, a wide selection of borders, ornaments, symbols, and flowers, as well as Greek, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Phoenician, Armenian, Coptic, and Tibetan alphabets. Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Bodoni (1740-1813) declared that well-designed type derived its beauty from four principles: uniformity of design, sharpness and neatness, good taste, and charm. His typefaces display an unprecedented degree of technical refinement, and epitomize purity and grace. The culmination of more than four decades of work, the Manuale Tipografico represents one of history's greatest typographical achievements. The Bodoni typeface is still widely used even today, both in digital media and in print, and TASCHEN's meticulous reprint of Bodoni's masterwork gives readers a rare opportunity to explore the origins of the Bodoni typeface and learn about its creator.
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Add this copy of Manual of Typography. Manuale Tipografico 1818 to cart. $99.76, like new condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Taschen.
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First Edition. Hardback. 4to. pp xxvii, lxxii, 267, [279] leaves + pp 64 booklet. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered black/white on spine and front cover. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Specimens of type, printed on recto of leaf only. ISBN: 3836505533 Fine. New in original shrink wrap.
Add this copy of Manual of Typography to cart. $100.00, new condition, Sold by Plain Tales Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington Heights, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Taschen.
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New. No Jacket (as issued) Book. Folio-over 12-15" tall. A facsimile of the 1818 Italian edition. With 64 page, illustrated supplementary booklet in rear pocket. Two ribbon page markers. Still in publisher's shrink-wrap.
