Significato del diario di bordo di Colombo
€170.00
Few copies left, now on sale from the archives of the Printer.
Typeset by hand and printed letterpress in the fifth centenary year of the discovery of America (1492-1992).
The attractiveness of seas never seen before, the unknown ways of life, and the need to exalt and even exaggerate the qualities of the new lands to impress the King, all of this transforms what could have been an arid logbook into a testimony of exceptional importance.
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This is one of 64 copies letterpress printed on green-tinged Sant'Ilario paper.
370 copies were printed, of which:
.270 on Sant’Ilario paper made in Pescia, Tuscany
.64 on green-tinged Sant’Ilario paper
.28 on Sicars paper made in Sicily
.8 on handmade Misumi paper made in Japan.
BOOK CONDITION: new. This copy comes from the Printer’s collection, and it has never left the printer’s premises.
Italian edition.
A volume in the 16mo format (13x23 cm) of 98 pages typeset by hand in Garamond Monotype 156 and Tallone types.
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The volume is housed in a hand-made slipcase and box, custom made to an exact size, whose exteriors are covered with Ingres paper. The book title is letterpress-printed on the slipcase’s spine.
Data sheet
- Size (cm)
- 13x23 cm
Few copies left, now on sale from the archives of the Printer.
Typeset by hand and printed letterpress in the fifth centenary year of the discovery of America (1492-1992).
The attractiveness of seas never seen before, the unknown ways of life, and the need to exalt and even exaggerate the qualities of the new lands to impress the King, all of this transforms what could have been an arid logbook into a testimony of exceptional importance.