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Sonnet - Leonardo da Vinci
€35.00Sonnet improvised by Leonardo in front of Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan.
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Leonardo da Vinci's resume
€340.00The first modern ‘curriculum vitae’, written by Leonardo da Vinci to the Duke in Milan, proves to be a document of rare effectiveness.
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Hippocratic Oath
€40.00The earliest and most relevant expression of medical ethics in the Western world.
The perfect gift for physicians, who, in these times of pandemic, are more than ever invested with high responsibility.
Limited edition typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter.
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THE HORSES´ PRAYER
€60.00Found in England upon a horse manger.Broadsheet typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany.Glass and wood frame with a single hook for vertical hanging. The frame is gilded with genuine gold leaf. -
Do it anyway - Saint Teresa of Calcucca
€40.00Found written on the wall in Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta, these precepts informed Mother Teresa’s own life and choices.Typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany. -
Sator Arepo
€60.00The renowned Christian palindrome, which hides the "Our Father" prayer, which became a powerful talisman during Middle Ages, and was found engraved all across the continent, from England to Syria.Typeset by hand in movable types, and printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany. -
Sonnet - UGO FOSCOLO
€60.00Broadsheet typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany.Glass and wood frame with a single hook for vertical hanging. -
L'INFINITO - GIACOMO LEOPARDI
€60.00The sonnet which most Italians know by heart.Broadsheet typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany.Glass and wood frame gilded with genuine gold leaf, featuring a fold-away hook for vertical hanging. -
L’Infinito - Giacomo Leopardi
€480.00Limited edition of 9 copies typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter, and letterpress-printed.
The essay by Davide Rondoni unveils the secrets and meanings of this universal sonnet, which relates the nature of man to the infinite.
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A discussion about printing - Anton F. Doni
€150.00Limited edition of 250 copies typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter, and letterpress-printed.Bilingual English-Italian edition. First English appearance.Florence, late 15th century. An animated discussion takes place about the revolution prompted by the introduction of printing, in opposition to manuscript books.The discussion reflects the opposite attitudes that, in recent times, have divided public opinion about paperless digital information and printing. The arguments are pretty much the same: aesthetic beauty versus economic convenience, nostalgia as opposed to practicality. -
ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΗΩΣ - ΔΙΟΓΕΝΟΥΣ
€120.00Limited edition of 180 copies typeset by hand in original 19th-century types.Ancient Greek and Italian edition.«No printer is great if it does not print Greek. Without this effort it is impossible to serve Humanism. Because Humanism has two sources: Athens and Florence. Without these two corners of the world, it is not entirely certain that man would be able to get civilized, becoming a being able to oppose the immense power of individuality to mass action […]» Jean Zafiropulo. -
carmi - catullo
€110.00Limited edition of 470 copies typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter, and letterpress-printed.«Artists like Catullus, Raphael, and Mozart have been assigned by gods the privilege of tracing unique paths, which have the fleeting and eternal traits of the perfect moment. It is no coincidence that the blaze of this miracle consumes the life of the chosen one in a short time» Carlo Saggio
