Buy this book on-line CONDUITE POUR LA BEINSEANCE CIVILE ET CHRETIENNE..Enschedé, Oud-Hollandt, 1895
8vo., original printed blue wrappers, side stitched, altogether untrimmed.A wonderful example of the use of "Civilité" types from the collection of Joh. Enschedé & Zonen, dating back to the 16th century. The first printer to make use of a character of this style was the type founder and printer Robert Granjon of Lyons. Granjon received a Royal Patent of ten years for his "lettre françoyse d'art de main." But this Patent did not prevent its imitation. The name, lettre de civilité, is derived from La Civilité puérile... a translation from Erasmus by Jehan Louveau, published by Jehan Bellère in Antwerp in 1559. After its publication, works of this kind, even into the 19th century, were often printed with similar characters. They met with most success in the South Netherlands. These types were often imitated, even by such famous printers as the Plantins of Antwerp.Here we have a splendid example PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL TYPES OF THE 16TH CENTURY. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of CONDUITE POUR LA BEINSEANCE CIVILE ET CHRETIENNE... Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, fine bindings, libri antichi, out-of-print books and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |