Peregrinations of French Types in the Sixteenth Century: Printing of Robert Bellamarineís Disputationes in Southern Germany
by Mark Argetsinger; foreword by Herbert H. Johnson
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Union Springs: The Press of Robert Lomascolo, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. New. New copy, still sealed in publishers wrap. A delightful leaf book done in the old style. The text is a superb scholarly discussion of the how, because of the work of a small number of punchcutters, French Antiqua (roman) type came to be dominant in sixteenth and seventeenth century printing. Dimensions are 8.75 x 13.75 inches and consisting of 52 pages, with a bifolium (4 pages) from the 1591 edition.
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- Blue Sky Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Peregrinations of French Types in the Sixteenth Century: Printing of Robert Bellamarineís Disputationes in Southern Germany
- Author
- Mark Argetsinger; foreword by Herbert H. Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Press of Robert Lomascolo
- Place of Publication
- Union Springs
- Date Published
- 2016
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