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Sator Arepo
€60.00The renowned Christian palindrome, which hides the "Our Father" prayer, which became a powerful talisman during Middle Ages, and was found engraved all across the continent, from England to Syria.Broadsheet typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper. -
Leonardo da Vinci's resume
€340.00The first modern ‘curriculum vitae’, written by Leonardo da Vinci to the Duke in Milan, proves to be a document of rare effectiveness.
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Hippocratic Oath
€40.00The Code of Medical Ethics is still inspired by the Hippocratic Oath, the first text to establish the ethical standards of the medical profession.
Hippocrates (V-VI century BC) required his students to swear to respect their teachers, to teach medicine only to those who had sworn the same oath and to do that without reward, to visit the sick and treat them with the aim of healing and never using violence, to not prescribe deadly drugs even when requested, and to not divulge confidential information learned in the practice of their profession.
Limited edition typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter.
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THE HORSES´ PRAYER
€60.00Found in England upon a horse manger.Broadsheet typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany.Glass and wood frame with a single hook for vertical hanging. The frame is gilded with genuine gold leaf. -
Sonnet - UGO FOSCOLO
€60.00Broadsheet typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany.Glass and wood frame with a single hook for vertical hanging. -
L'INFINITO - GIACOMO LEOPARDI
€60.00The sonnet which most Italians know by heart.Broadsheet typeset by hand in movable types, printed letterpress on cotton paper made in Tuscany.Glass and wood frame gilded with genuine gold leaf, featuring a fold-away hook for vertical hanging. -
A discussion about printing - Anton F. Doni
€150.00Limited edition of 250 copies typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter, and letterpress-printed.Bilingual English-Italian edition. First English appearance.Florence, late 15th century. An animated discussion takes place about the revolution prompted by the introduction of printing, in opposition to manuscript books.The discussion reflects the opposite attitudes that, in recent times, have divided public opinion about paperless digital information and printing. The arguments are pretty much the same: aesthetic beauty versus economic convenience, nostalgia as opposed to practicality. -
ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΗΩΣ - ΔΙΟΓΕΝΟΥΣ
€120.00Limited edition of 180 copies typeset by hand in original 19th-century types.Ancient Greek and Italian edition.«No printer is great if it does not print Greek. Without this effort it is impossible to serve Humanism. Because Humanism has two sources: Athens and Florence. Without these two corners of the world, it is not entirely certain that man would be able to get civilized, becoming a being able to oppose the immense power of individuality to mass action […]» Jean Zafiropulo. -
carmi - catullo
€110.00Limited edition of 470 copies typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter, and letterpress-printed.«Artists like Catullus, Raphael, and Mozart have been assigned by gods the privilege of tracing unique paths, which have the fleeting and eternal traits of the perfect moment. It is no coincidence that the blaze of this miracle consumes the life of the chosen one in a short time» Carlo Saggio -
ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΗΩΣ - ΑΝΑΞΑΓΟΡΟΥ
€120.00Limited edition of 190 copies typeset by hand in original 19th-century types.Ancient Greek and Italian edition.«No printer is great if it does not print Greek. Without this effort it is impossible to serve Humanism. Because Humanism has two sources: Athens and Florence. Without these two corners of the world, it is not entirely certain that man would be able to get civilized, becoming a being able to oppose the immense power of individuality to mass action […]» Jean Zafiropulo.
Known for his materialistic theories, the scientist and philosopher Anaxagoras (499-428 a. D.) is convinced that the world consists of an infinity of infinitesimal units that form all things, and that the sun is a burning rock. He taught in Athens for thirty years. -
Lamine d'oro orfiche
€300.00Limited edition of 5 copies typeset by hand in original 19th-century movable types.
Language: Greek and Italian.
The ‘Orphic’ gold tablets are tiny scraps of gold foils engraved with precepts meant as instructions to enter the Afterlife. Those fascinating invocations are one of the first evidence of ancient Greek religion, and exerted a great influence on later Greek culture. -
NESSUN LUOGO E' ELEMENTARE - E. De Signoribus
€100.00A collection of poems and prose (some unpublished) by contemporary poet Eugenio De Signoribus, already winner of the Montale Prize (1989) and Viareggio Prize (2008).
Limited edition of 200 copies typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter, and letterpress-printed.
