Luminario; or, The Third Chapter of the Liber Elementorum Litterarum on the Construction of Roman Capitals
Published by Harvard College Library and The Newberry Library
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Katherine Small Gallery, Somerville, MA, U.S.A.Katherine Small Gallery
AbeBooks seller since March 17, 2026
Condition: Used
US$ 100.00
Quantity: 1 available
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World War II is finally over and what is everyone at Harvard thinking about? The history of calligraphy and lettering. Philip Hofer decides it's high time to publish a series of books on the topic and this is the first. It includes a survey of constructed roman alphabets and then translates and reproduced a near-forgotten chapter from Verini's Elements of Lettering printed in the 1520s. A dry read with lots of things to steal. We think you could easily turn this into a striking set of roman caps for digital distribution and profit. Fine in very good slipcase 454.
Seller Inventory # 47896405508336
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Luminario; or, The Third Chapter of the Liber Elementorum Litterarum on the Construction of Roman Capitals
- Author
- G.B. Verini
- Publisher
- Harvard College Library and The Newberry Library
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover in slipcase
- Item weight
- 454 grams
- Dimensions
- 8.5 × 12.25 inches
Katherine Small Gallery
Somerville, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 17, 2026
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| Item | 2 to 8 business days | 1 to 3 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 7.01 | US$ 9.01 |
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Somerville, MA U.S.A. 02143
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