Mediaeval in Padua
By: Russell Maret
Contributors: Maret, Russell, signer; Press Collection (Library of Congress)
Series: Swan & hoop -- 1
Publisher: Russell Maret
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: Type and type-founding; Latin Inscriptions; Lettering; History
Description: Follow Russell and Annie through the mediæval city of Padua as they hunt for inscriptions (and the occasional meal). Delight at the multitude of variant forms, the calligraphic whimsy, and sculptural skill of a hand full of anonymous artisans who together, across centuries, map a transition from the improvisational joie of Romanesque lettering to the highly ornamental Round Gothic epigraphic style. The book is printed on Mohawk paper using my rendition of Baskerville{u2019}s Great Primer typeface and embellished with drawings of letters, a seven color map of Padua, and 16 pages of photographic plates. Number 1 in the series Swan and Hoop.
Notes: " ... designed & printed letterpress by Russell Maret. The photographs were printed offset by Artale Graphics. The text is set in a new type designed specifically for the book by Russell Maret. It is based closely on John Baskerville's Great Primer typeface ... 226 copies were printed ..."--Colophon.

Some ill. printed on double leaves.

LC has copy no. 94 signed by Russell Maret.

LC copy re-housed in 38 cm. folder (folio). $5 DLC