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Vine Leaf Ornaments in
Renaissance Typography
A Survey
by Hendrik D.L. Vervliet
Fall 2012 Catalogue 15
This new study from respected typographical scholar Hendrik
Vervliet is the first published history of the sixteenth-century vine leaf
as a typographical ornament. Starting in 1505, the introduction sketches
the fleuron’s beginnings in handwritten form onwards to the all-purpose
decorative motif it eventually became. Not only is it an important contribution
to typographical history, but it also provides a useful tool for
identifying and dating books without an imprint.
The main part of this book is a comprehensive catalogue of all sixteenth-century
type-cast vine leaf designs. It provides a descriptive notice
of each fleuron, irrespective of its aesthetic merit or country of origin.
Illustrated with leaves throughout, the book details punchcutter, size, first
and early appearances, and notes. A list of leaves in order of ascending
width and a list by punchcutter or eponym are also included. This book is
intended to assist in bibliographical research and provide inspiration for
designers.
2012, hardcover, 5 x 7 inches, 416 pages
ISBN 9781584563051, Order No. 108912, $49.95
Available in Europe from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers
The Giunti of Florence
A Renaissance Printing and Publishing Family
by William A. Pettas
This ambitious project explores in detail the history and output of
the Giunti Press in Florence, covering the firm from its beginnings in
1497 to its end in 1625, and providing descriptions of each Giunti book
published with extensive indication of the libraries holding copies of
each edition. In doing so, it addresses issues of censorship, the development
of the Italian language from Florentine dialect, and the larger
literature and history of Florence in the late Renaissance.
Part I of the book covers all aspects of the Giunti family and the
press, the nature of its output, its relationship to the governments of
Florence and Tuscany, to the economy, to members of their own family,
to their editors, and to the strictures of censorship. The catalogue
in Part II provides a basic description of all known editions, as well
as some unsigned editions that others have attributed to the Giunti.
In addition, the book provides Giunti images, genealogical tables, a
chronological list of editions by language, and a list of works cited.
2012, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, est. 1000 pages
ISBN 9781584563068, Order No. 105520, $195.00
Available in October 2012
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