Poliphilus

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Scripture sample of Poliphilus. Uppercase as well as old and uppercase numbers

The Poliphilus is a French Renaissance Antiqua -Schrift, 1923 for the Monotype was designed. The production was carried out for the lead type and in the font sizes 10, 11, 12, 13 and 16 point. The Antiqua - capital letters follow in their proportions to the classic rhythm of scriptura quadrata , based on the square basic scheme. The long, swinging tail with which the two capital letters “Q” and “R” are provided is remarkable.

History of origin

A font that Aldus Manutius used in his printing house served as a template for the Poliphilus . The first work he printed with this Renaissance Antiqua was the 1499 novel Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (in German Der Traum des Poliphili ) by Francesco Colonna . The replica of the Monotype was named after this book. It is a meticulous copy of the original type used by Aldus Manutius and edited by Francesco Griffo .

It is the second type of Griffo that Aldus owned; the first, the De Aetna-Type , served the monotype in 1929 as a template for the Bembo .

The suggestion for a recut from the writing of this book came from the Medici Society in London. The reason for this was the intention of this society to bring out an English translation of Poliphile's dream with a facsimile cut in the original size of 16 points. There was no such translation until then.

Classification of the script

literature

  • Eckehart Schumacher-Gebler (Ed.): Typothek I. Classical Antiqua typefaces in original styles . Verlag SchumacherGebler, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-920856-34-1 .
  • Eckehart Schumacher-Gebler: Poliphilus / Blado. Two Venetian scripts in the Renaissance . In: E. Schumacher-Gebler (Ed.): Every year again. The most beautiful Christmas stories . Verlag Schumacher-Gebler, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-920856-48-3 ( Library SG . Volume 31), pp. 83-96.

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Individual evidence

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