Chromolithographs above, by David Ferland, circa 1850
We talked about the founders of the new typeface, Gutenberg, Griffo, and Manutius & their styles. We also discussed the transition to Enlightenment in England with Caslon and Baskerville and texts such as Gregory IX's Decretals, The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Vesalius's De Humani Corpore Fabrica, and Tyndale's Bible. And, of course, William Blake.
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