La Genesi

€170.00
Limited edition of 500 copies typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter, and letterpress-printed.
First book of the Bible and the Torah, Genesis is the story of the origin of the world and mankind according to Christian and Jewish faith. 
Foreword by Monsignor Gianfranco Ravasi. Text edited by the Italian Bishops’ Conference.
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This is one of 500 numbered copies letterpress-printed on Magnani cotton paper, purposely-made for this edition in Pescia, Tuscany.
This is an ordinary copy. Moreover, 18 numbered copies were printed on handmade Chinese paper (price and images on request). 
A volume in 8vo format of 156 pages entirely typeset by hand in the exclusive 12 point Tallone types, which was designed by Alberto Tallone, hand-cut on punches by Charles Malin in Paris and cast by Radiguer Foundry.
This edition was originally designed by Alberto Tallone in 1955 in order to participate to the "Liber Librorum" contest, which was promoted by the Royal Library of Sweden on occasion of the fifth centenary year of the publication of Gutenberg's Bible (1455-1955). Forty-two printers from 15 different countries were invited to submit a project. 
After 50 years have passed from then, Enrico, Alberto's son, decided to complete it in memory of his father.
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The volume is housed in hand-made slipcases and boxes, custom made to an exact size, whose exteriors are covered with Ingres paper. The book title is letterpress-printed on the slipcase’s spine.
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The number of movable types handled for the typesetting of this book, make it an exceptional endeavor in the contemporary printing scene. 
Printed on very fine paper and sewn by hand, this edition is handmade in the most ancient typographic studio in the world still in activity, where tradition and modern aesthetic combine to give the best possible reading experience.
Neither monotype nor linotype are used. Tallone Press also do not print from plastic plates (photopolymer), which are derived from digital compositions. These typesetting systems from a keyboard are improperly passed off as manual typography.

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