CANZONIERE - FRANCESCO PETRARCA
€450.00
The work of the first great writer in vernacular, the Canzoniere is a cornerstone of Italian literature, and includes 366 poems written and perfected over a lifetime.
The central theme is Petrarch’s love for Laura, whom he met in Avignon in 1327. This unfulfilled love is reflected in a wide range of moods, which oscillate between the sentimental idealization of his beloved and the painful awareness that this earthly passion hinders his spiritual tension towards God.
460 copies were printed. This edition was typeset by hand in metal movable types.
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This is one of 189 copied printed on ivory-colored Magnani paper made in Pescia (Pistoia).
PRINT RUN
460 copies were printed, of which:
.233 on off-white Magnani
.189 on ivory colored Magnani
.20 on laid light-blue paper made by the Moulin de Fleurac
.18 on Chinese paper
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Edited and annotated by Gianfranco Contini. Introductory note by Carlo Ossola. The edition edited by Contini first appeared in 1949, printed in Paris by Alberto Tallone.
A volume in the 8vo format (cm 30x19x6) of 370 pages typeset by hand in 12 pt Italic Tallone type. This type was designed by Alberto Tallone, and hand-cut on steel punches by Charles Malin.
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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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- Size (cm)
- 30x19x6 cm
The work of the first great writer in vernacular, the Canzoniere is a cornerstone of Italian literature, and includes 366 poems written and perfected over a lifetime.
The central theme is Petrarch’s love for Laura, whom he met in Avignon in 1327. This unfulfilled love is reflected in a wide range of moods, which oscillate between the sentimental idealization of his beloved and the painful awareness that this earthly passion hinders his spiritual tension towards God.
460 copies were printed. This edition was typeset by hand in metal movable types.