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MOYLLUS, Damianus
A Newly Discovered Treatise on Classic Letter Design printed at Parma by Damianus Moyllus circa 1480 reproduced in Facsimile with an Introduction by Stanley Morison
Paris At the Sign of the Pegasus 1927
Reference : 3432
First Edition. White spine with gilt titles. Blue/grey boards with gilt design. Internally clean and tidy throughout. An very nice copy. This edition of the Alphabet of Damianus Moyllus of Parma, consisting of 350 copies, of which 300 are for sale, all on Arches paper, with text in Poliphilus and Blado types has been printed by the Officina Bodoni, Montagnola Switzerland 1927. Unpaginated. 190 by 130mm (7œ by 5 inches).
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A newly discovered treatise on classic letter design printed at Parma by Damianus Moyllus circa 1480. Reproduced in facsimile with an introduction by Stanley MORISON.
At The Sign Of The Pegasus Paris 1927 In-12 carré ( 190 X 130 mm ), demi vélin ivoire, plats de cartonnage vert. Edition en fac-similé par Albert FRISCH, du seul exemplaire connu du premier traité sur la construction des lettres majuscules romaines, Parme vers 1480, avec une introduction de Stanley Morison et la traduction du texte original en anglais. Police et corps en italique Blado 13 et 10. Tirage limité à 350 exemplaires sur papier d'Arches. Très bel exemplaire.
