Aldo Novarese

Print-run of 50 numbered copies letterpress-printed on Magnani paper made in Tuscany. Moreover, a few not numbered copies appear as an insert in the English magazine Matrix no.36.

Booklet in the 8vo format (18x27cm) of 8 pages typeset by hand in the following types: Dattilo, Estro, Eurostile, Garaldus, Stop, Egizio, Forma, which were designed by Aldo Novarese and cast by Nebiolo. One by one, each sort was arranged on the composing stick to form the words. 

The comunicative strength of Novarese's types and the success they gained internationally are superfluous to comment: makes adding comments superfluous: they are therefore the only protagonists of this booklet since they stand out on the page with their own intrinsic eloquence.

The booklet is housed in a hand-made slipcase.

After having described the timeless classics of type design through the “Manuali Tipografici”, and after having revived the Italian masterpieces of 20th-century type design through publications dedicated to Raffaello Bertieri, Giulio Da Milano, and Alessandro Butti, through the current publication the Tallone Press now expands its investigation into aesthetics.

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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. 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 (photopolimer plates), today very much in vogue to simulate the effect of type impression onto the paper. 

The number of movable types handled for the manual typesetting of this book, makes it an exceptional endeavor in contemporary fine printing.

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.