Creator
Bodoni, Giambattista
Title
Manuale tipografico del cavaliere Giambattista Bodoni.
Coverage
Parma
Publisher
Presso la Vedova
Date
1818
Description
A native of the Piedmont region of Italy, Giambattista Bodoni (1740–1813) spent most of his life as printer at the Duke of Parma’s private press, the Stamperia Reale. Along with the Didots in France, Bodoni was instrumental in the development of “modern face” roman types, characterized by an enhanced contrast between thick and thin strokes and flat, unbracketed serifs. The two-volume Manuale tipografico, issued by Bodoni’s widow after his death, included Bodoni’s original designs for numerous roman, Greek, and Cyrillic types as well as several exotic types.
Source
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1894.