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Denmark 1989. The two essays of this text focus on Nicolas Jensen, the finest printer in Europe during the15th century, and his role in the history of Renaissance book publishing and the history of letterforms to the present day. This publication also shows for the first time the typeface Abrams Venetian, by George Abrams, which is inspired by Jensens Roman letterform., English/ Danish , Year1989, Illust. B/W38, Illust. Color36, ISBN 8774682709, Code 0753. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 145, Size 12 1/2x 8
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Poul Kristensen, 1989 4to (31.5 cm), 110 pp. Printed wrappers with flaps (wrappers slightly rubbed at extremities and dusted). Text in both English and Danish. The volume includes two essays: "Nicolas Jenson and the Rise of the Roman Letterform" by Martin Lowry and "Nicolaus Ienson Gallicus" by George Abrams. These essays, "from slightly differing viewpoints, focus on Nicolas Jenson as a central figure in the history of book publishing during the Renaissance, as well as in the history of letter-forms right down to the present day" (from an introduction by Poul Steen Larsen).
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