COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Collection
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Filename:
cc_csc0144_spira_2628.tif
filename
cc_csc0144_spira_2628.tif
Filename
false
Identifier:
cc_csc0144_spira_2628.tif
identifier
cc_csc0144_spira_2628.tif
Identifier
false
Title:
Digesti Novi
title
Digesti Novi
Title
false
Creator:
Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
creator
Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
Creator
false
Creator:
Saxoferrato, Bartolus de, 1314-1357
creator
Saxoferrato, Bartolus de, 1314-1357
Creator
false
Subject:
Incunabula - Europe
subject
Incunabula - Europe
Subject
false
Subject:
Books - History
subject
Books - History
Subject
false
Subject:
Type and type-founding - History
subject
Type and type-founding - History
Subject
false
Subject:
Printing - History
subject
Printing - History
Subject
false
Summary:
This folio leaf shows an example of early Venetian printing by Wendelin da Spira. The characters are old style roman in the classification of serif typefaces. The leaf also includes hand-written paragraph marks in red and blue ink.
Notes by Stephen O. Saxe: "Johann of Speier was one of the many Germans who established presses in Italy in the earliest days of printing. He started in Venice in 1469 and was granted a 5-year monopoly on printing in the city. He died the next year, however, his brother Wendelin printed Latin classics and the first books in the Italian vernacualr. The brothers' roman type still shows traces of manuscript models in the indecisiveness of certain letters, but it is an important step in the direction of type designed for printing alone."
Notes by Stephen O. Saxe: "Johann of Speier was one of the many Germans who established presses in Italy in the earliest days of printing. He started in Venice in 1469 and was granted a 5-year monopoly on printing in the city. He died the next year, however, his brother Wendelin printed Latin classics and the first books in the Italian vernacualr. The brothers' roman type still shows traces of manuscript models in the indecisiveness of certain letters, but it is an important step in the direction of type designed for printing alone."
description
This folio leaf shows an example of early Venetian printing by Wendelin da Spira. The characters are old style roman in the classification of serif typefaces. The leaf also includes hand-written paragraph marks in red and blue ink.
Notes by Stephen O. Saxe: "Johann of Speier was one of the many Germans who established presses in Italy in the earliest days of printing. He started in Venice in 1469 and was granted a 5-year monopoly on printing in the city. He died the next year, however, his brother Wendelin printed Latin classics and the first books in the Italian vernacualr. The brothers' roman type still shows traces of manuscript models in the indecisiveness of certain letters, but it is an important step in the direction of type designed for printing alone."
Summary
false
Publisher:
Vindelino da Spira
publisher
Vindelino da Spira
Publisher
false
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
digital_publisher
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Digital Publisher
false
Date of Original:
1471
date
1471
Date of Original
false
Date of Digitization:
2020
date_of_digitization
2020
Date of Digitization
false
Broad Type:
still image
broad_type
still image
Broad Type
false
Specific Type:
book
type
book
Specific Type
false
Digital File Format:
jpeg
format
jpeg
Digital File Format
false
Physical Format:
leaf
physical_format
leaf
Physical Format
false
Dimensions of Original:
44.3 x 29.7 cm.
dimensions_of_original
44.3 x 29.7 cm.
Dimensions of Original
false
Language:
Latin
language
Latin
Language
false
Original Item Location:
CARCSC.0144
relation
CARCSC.0144
Original Item Location
false
Library Collection:
Stephen O. Saxe Collection
original_item_location
Stephen O. Saxe Collection
Library Collection
false
Digital Project:
2020_0041_incunabula
digital_projects__
2020_0041_incunabula
Digital Project
false
Place:
Italy - Venice
coverage
Italy - Venice
Place
false
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.
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.
Rights
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