ULYSSES - HOMER, DANTE, TENNYSON
€200.00
Collection of outstanding verses dedicated to the most enduring hero of the Western imagination, Ulysses, who embodies par excellence the spirit of inquiry and the thirst for knowledge. The verses are taken from Homer's Odyssey, Dante's Divine Comedy and Alfred Tennyson's Ulysses.
Limited edition of 120 numbered copies typeset by hand in moveable metal types, letter by letter, and letterpress printed on pure cotton paper made in Tuscany.
Printed on behalf of the Fondazione Lorenzo Valla, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of its first publication (Aristotle's Poetics, 1974).
The original texts in Greek and in English are followed by the Italian translation.
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This is one of 120 numbered copies.
The collection includes the following texts: the Prophecy of Tiresias (Book XI of Homer's Odyssey), the Last Voyage of Ulysses (Inferno, Canto XXVI of Dante's Divine Comedy), the monologue Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson (written in 1833).
The three texts are closely linked to each other: Dante narrates Ulysses' final voyage, which Tiresias had prophesied in the Odyssey; and Tennyson's monologue draws inspiration from both of them.
A volume in the 8vo format (16x26cm) of 56 pages typeset by hand in movable metal types.
In particular, the preface was typeset in pt 10 Garamond, hand-cut on punches in 1914; the Prophecy of Tiresias was typeset in pt 12 Didot Greek cut in 1885; while for the other texts the Tallone type was used, which was hand-cut on punches in 1949.
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The volume is housed in a slipcase and box, custom hand-made to an exact size, whose exteriors are covered with Ingres paper. The book title is letterpress-printed on the slipcase’s spine.
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The number of movable types used for the hand-typesetting of this book make it an exceptional endeavor in the contemporary printing scene.
Printed on very fine paper and sewn by hand, this collector’s edition is a sophisticated gift meant to last over time and designed to give the best reading experience possible.
It is handmade in one of the most ancient typographic studio in the world, in operation since the late 1700s.
Neither monotype nor linotype are used. These typesetting systems from a keyboard are often passed off as manual typography. The Tallone Press also does not print from plastic plates derived from digital compositions (photopolymer plates).
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- 16x26cm
Collection of outstanding verses dedicated to the most enduring hero of the Western imagination, Ulysses, who embodies par excellence the spirit of inquiry and the thirst for knowledge. The verses are taken from Homer's Odyssey, Dante's Divine Comedy and Alfred Tennyson's Ulysses.
Limited edition of 120 numbered copies typeset by hand in moveable metal types, letter by letter, and letterpress printed on pure cotton paper made in Tuscany.
Printed on behalf of the Fondazione Lorenzo Valla, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of its first publication (Aristotle's Poetics, 1974).
The original texts in Greek and in English are followed by the Italian translation.