Giambattista Bodoni : his life & his world

Giambattista Bodoni : his life & his world / by Valerie Lester.

Author/creator	Lester, Valerie Browne, 1939- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Boston : David R. Godine, Publisher, 2015.
Copyright Notice	©2015
Description	255 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Bodoni, Giambattista, 1740-1813. Printers--Italy --Parma --Biography. Printing--Italy --Parma --History --18th century. Printing--Italy --Parma --History --19th century. Type and type-founding--Italy --Parma --History --18th century. Type and type-founding--Italy --Parma --History --19th century.

Contents	Saluzzo, 1740-1758 -- Rome, 1758-1766 -- The invitation -- Parma, 1768 -- The Duchess and Du Tillot -- Bodoni at work -- José Nicolás de Azara -- Margherita Dall'Aglio -- The private press and the Amoretti and Didot débacles -- Gout and a grape seed -- Two thefts and a fire -- 1798. The triumphal return and life on the farm -- A letter from Jean-George Handwerck -- The death of a duke, the presentation of a medal, and the death of a duke -- Napoleon -- 1806-1813 -- Il bajon -- La vedova.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-229) and index.
Genre/form	Biography.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9781567925289 (alk. paper)
ISBN	1567925286 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	Z232 .B66 L47 2015	✔ Available	Place Hold