Moulded objects: Italian watermarks - N. Harris
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This edition, entitled "Moulded Objects. Sheets of Italian paper and their watermarks from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries” by Professor Neil Harris, includes original watermarks produced from 1400 to the present in the major Italian papermaking centres, which were distributed from North to South across the Country.
The fascinating historical journey traced by Neil Harris, an internationally renowned paper scholar, highlights how widespread knowledge and taste were among those who practiced the art of papermaking, which owes the invention of watermarks to Fabriano.
Edition limited to 45 numbered copies, typeset by hand in movable type, and printed letterpress on Magnani paper.
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Text in English by Neil Harris.
Bilingual Italian-English introduction by Enrico Tallone.
This volume aims to show the beauty of Italian watermarks, which were invented in Fabriano in the late 1200s.
This is the first appearance of this paper by Professor Neil Harris (entitled “A sheet of paper is a moulded object"), who wrote it expressly for this edition. It represents the state of the art in the study of papermaking techniques throughout the centuries, from the Middle Ages to the present, with a particular focus on the evolution of mould structures.
The images above show some of the watermarks included (please note that watermarks can vary from one copy to another). For further details on the content of each copy, please contact the Publisher.
This is a volume in the 4to format (36x22 cm) typeset by hand in metal movable type, letter by letter.
One by one, each sort was arranged on the composing stick to form the words and the lines of text. The text type is Tallone, designed by Alberto Tallone, hand-cut on steel punches by Charles Malin in Paris, and cast by Radiguer in 1949.
The slipcase and box are handmade in-house. On the outside, they are covered with Ingres paper. The book title is letterpress-printed on the slipcase’s spine.
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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 does not print from plastic relief plates either. Derived from digital compositions, they are 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.
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– PRICE ON REQUEST – STILL AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING THE PRINTER –
This edition, entitled "Moulded Objects. Sheets of Italian paper and their watermarks from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries” by Professor Neil Harris, includes original watermarks produced from 1400 to the present in the major Italian papermaking centres, which were distributed from North to South across the Country.
The fascinating historical journey traced by Neil Harris, an internationally renowned paper scholar, highlights how widespread knowledge and taste were among those who practiced the art of papermaking, which owes the invention of watermarks to Fabriano.
Edition limited to 45 numbered copies, typeset by hand in movable type, and printed letterpress on Magnani paper.