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Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528 The Construction of Roman Letters Cambridge, Dunster House, 1924. __________________ The Construction of Roman Letters by Albrech Dürer is another book in which Bruce Rogers showed his mastery of space – in this instance very small space – and his rare ingenuity in transforming a few typographic elements into a work of art. The edition of 350 copies was made for Dunster House Bookshop in 1924. There are forty-two pages, 75/8 x 45/8 inches; the three-page printer’s note was set in Centaur ty[e with a few modifications in the lower case; there are thirty-four pages of the Dürer letters 15/8 inches tall, each enclosed in thin red printer’s rules. The paper is a superb handmade sheet of a subtle light grey; the presswork is especially fine with the Dürer letters printed in a rich velvety black ink of great depth. The lettering, which Dürer said was constructed for the guidance of architects, painters, and others, first appeared in his famous treatise on geometry, Unterweysund der Messung, published in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1525. Joseph Blumenthal |
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