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COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_csc018_jenson_07.jpg
Identifier:
cc_csc018_jenson_07.jpg
Title:
Nicolas Jenson
Creator:
Thom, Robert A., 1915-1979
Subject:
Jenson, Nicolas, approximately 1420-1480
Subject:
Type designers - 15th century
Subject:
Graphic design (Typography)
Subject:
European literature - Renaissance, 1450-1600
Subject:
Publishing houses
Summary:
The life of Nicholas Jenson, famed printer and renowned typographer, is the fascinating story of a Frenchman whose destiny was to bring everlasting glory to Italy. Commissioned by King Charles VII to master the secrets of printing for France, Jenson took his knowledge instead to Venice after learning of his beloved monarch's death. There he perfected the clarity, beauty and utility of his superb new Roman type face, a monumental contribution to the graphic arts.
Publisher:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Date of Original:
1966 approximate
Date of Digitization:
2002-04-08
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
oil paintings
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
oil on canvas
Dimensions of Original:
60.96 x 81.28 cm
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
csc018
Library Collection:
Graphic Communications Through the Ages
Digital Project:
2019_0037_kimberlyclark
Catalog Record:
https://albert.rit.…
Place:
Italy - Venice
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Nicolas Jenson

Nicolas Jenson