Bibliograph

Manual of typography, Manuale tipografico : 1818, Giambattista Bodoni ; with an essay on Bodoni's Typography in Historical Perspective by Stephan Fussel

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Label

Manual of typography, Manuale tipografico : 1818, Giambattista Bodoni ; with an essay on Bodoni's Typography in Historical Perspective by Stephan Fussel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 748-749)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Manual of typography

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

957513207

Responsibility statement

Giambattista Bodoni ; with an essay on Bodoni's Typography in Historical Perspective by Stephan Fussel

Sub title

Manuale tipografico : 1818

Summary

Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) declared that well-designed type derived its beauty from four principles: uniformity of design, sharpness and neatness, good taste, and charm. In his Manuale tipografico, published posthumously in 1818, he distilled these principles into a comprehensive catalog of type and set the standard for printing the alphabet thereafter. This reprint of Bodoni's masterwork 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. It includes an essay by Stephan Fussel and a translation of the dedication and prefaces to Bodoni's original work

Table Of Contents

Giambattista Bodoni -- Manuale tipografico (1818): Bodoni's Typography in Historical Perspective / Stephan Fussel -- Manuale tipografico del Cavaliere Giambattista Bodoni: reprint of the copy owned by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin -- Preussischer Kulturbesitz -- Texts from the Manuale tipografico: Dedication -- The widow Bodoni to the reader -- Giambattista Bodoni to the reader

Target audience

adult

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