Early Italian Writing-Books Renaissance to Baroque Printed for the members of Hoc Volo

Morison, Stanley and Nicolas Barker (ed.)

ISBN 10: 0879238801 / ISBN 13: 9780879238803

Published by David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston, 1990

About this Item

First US edition, 222 pp., bound n brown cloth with gilt lettering. as new. 22 x 14 cm.

Seller Inventory # JL/2026/2603/5

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Early Italian Writing-Books Renaissance to Baroque Printed for the members of Hoc Volo
• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879238801
• ISBN 13: 9780879238803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Printed in letterpress, with 24 duotone offset illustrations, this book examines the calligraphy of the sixteenth century from Arrighi to Ugo da Carpi, from Tagliente to Celebrino da Udine. As always with Morison, it is full of surprises, for this was Morison s particular passion, and in the area of stylistic comparisons and close observation, Morison was an undisputed master. This is, then, not only the last major Morison text to be published, but also one of fundamental importance, covering the most important period (and the most beautiful examples) in the history of calligraphy.