4/13/2023 0 Comments Bodoni book![]() ![]() ![]() G.10064.ĭespite never leaving Parma, Bodoni managed to be known internationally, by choosing his patrons (Napoleon and his family, the monarchs of Spain, Italian rulers), by printing in many languages and scripts, and by setting his much-imitated typographic style. Robert Hampden, Britannia Lathmon, Villa Bromhamensis (Parma, 1792). ![]() Trained in typography and ‘oriental’ languages in Rome, having unsuccessfully tried to come to London to learn new skills and perfect his technique, in 1768 Bodoni was called to Parma by Ferdinand of Bourbon, with the purpose of establishing and managing the government Royal Printing Office that he would be in charge of for the rest of his life. Illustration from Giuseppe Saverio Poli / Stefano Delle Chiaie, Testacea Utriusque Siciliæ Eorumque Historia Et Anatome Tabulis. Rulers and princes would visit his workshop and he would dedicate books to them, in order to consolidate his prestige. He made the Italian town of Parma world capital of printing from the second half of the 18th century, an obliged stop for intellectuals and bibliophiles during the Grand Tour. Bodoni the polyglot, Bodoni the artist, Bodoni who achieved rock-star fame during his lifetime. It is not an easy task to write something brief about the Italian typographer Giambattista Bodoni. This is the first of a series of blogs dedicated to Italian typography. ![]()
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