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Aldus & His Dream Book | 
 enlarge | Author: Helen Barolini
Publisher: Italica Press
Category: Book
List Price: $20.00
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1197439
Media: Paperback
Pages: 246
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0934977224
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.5092
EAN: 9780934977227
ASIN: 0934977224
Publication Date: September 29, 2008
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Condition: New, third, revised printing with, updated Bibliography -- Ship daily
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Product Description
Aldus and His Dream Book is a tribute to the life and work of the pioneering scholar-publisher, Aldus Manutius (1449/50-1515). Helen Barolini's text discusses Aldus, his education, his publishing vision, his typographic innovations, and his famous Venetian press. At the same time, this book reproduces all the illustrations, and many of the full pages, from the Aldine press edition of Francesco Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, which many consider the most beautiful book printed in the Renaissance. It also includes a bibliography of works on Aldus and the Hypnerotomachia. Second printing. Illustrated, introduction, notes, bibliography, index.
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caveat emptor- latet anguis in herba January 14, 2002
Thufferin Thuccotash (Austin, TX USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This IS a delightful companion to Joscelyn Godwin's translation of the Hypnerotomachia- handsomely and thoughtfully designed, and lovingly and carefully researched. Ms Barolini's style is simple, direct, and graceful. The snake in the grass is the binding. Contrary to what other reviews may lead you to understand, the binding is NOT Smyth-sewn; it is glued. This is an unfortunate compromise for a book that celebrates the craft of the book...
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