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 Bodoni and Mezzofanti
Bodoni supported himself and his companion upon the way by the sale of his little engravings, which are now prized as curiosities in the art.
Bodoni's wife, who, upon his death in 1813, succeeded to his vast establishment, was, like her husband, highly cultivated, and a most amiable and excellent woman.
I should say however, that some of his classics,especially his " Virgilii Opera," although beautiful specimens of typography, have but little critical reputation.
http://www.how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/mezzofanti/biography/3.10-Bodoni.html   (368 words)

  
 Comic creator: Paul Bodoni
Bodoni published illustrations and strips in magazines such as Aloha, Oor, Hitkrant, Jippo, Okki, Taptoe, Hello you!, Ezelsoor, de Vrije Balloen/de Balloen, de Kraakkrant, Gezellig en Leuk, Leesblad de Mensch, and Het Parool newspaper.
Between 1977 and 1983 Paul was a Vrije Balloen/Balloen editor and artist He was chairman of 'De Tekenfabriek' and publishing house Gezellig en Leuk from 1984 to 1988.
"De verschrikkelijke Bodoni" has been making art all of his life, which is shown from time to time.
http://lambiek.net/artists/b/bodoni_paul.htm   (235 words)

  
 Octavo Editions: Bodoni Tipografico
These typefaces and decorative materials were the culmination of more than forty years of devotion by Bodoni to the typographic arts, both in his capacity as printer to the Duke of Parma, and as the owner of his own private press and typefoundry.
Though Giambattista Bodoni’s Manuale Tipografico was published posthumously in 1818, he had completed the preface for his work in which he discusses aesthetic issues in publishing that go beyond typography.
Learn more about Bodoni’s vast contribution to the art of printing by examining the Octavo Edition of his Manuale Tipografico.
http://secure.octavo.com/editions/bodtip   (599 words)

  
 Escopazzas Giancarla Bodoni - Runners World
Although most of her works of art are edible these days, Bodoni hasn't given up painting.
While working at the café, she met Pino Bodoni.
The adjustment from artist to chef, and from single woman to mother of three, led to other changes in her routine.
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-197-0-0-7630,00.html   (460 words)

  
 Giambattista Bodoni --  Encyclopædia Britannica
In the second half of the 18th century, some designers tired of the Rococo style and instead sought inspiration from Classical art.
A major figure in European intellectual history, Giambattista Vico influenced the writings of such notable thinkers as Goethe, Auguste Comte, and Karl Marx.
printer and typographer who, as head of Officina Bodoni, created books exemplifying the highest standards in the art of printing.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9080370?tocId=9080370   (592 words)

  
 Graphic Design Publishing - Bodoni Open from Phil's Fonts
Giovanni Battista Bodoni (1740 - 1813) is often called the "father of modern typefaces" because his original cut of Bodoni heralded in the dawn of the modern movement.
But this Italian printer and typographer approached printing as a means to create an artistic expression in addition to written communication.
Copyright 1996 - 1999, Showker Graphic Arts, for the The Design and Publishing Center, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
http://www.graphic-design.com/Type/Bodoni   (325 words)

  
 Download Bodoni Font Family - Linotype.com
Bodoni saw this style as beautiful and harmonious-the natural result of writing done with a well-cut pen, and the look was fashionable and admired.
His books and typefaces were created during the 45 years he was the director of the fine press and publishing house of the Duke of Parma in Italy.
Other punchcutters, such as the Didot family (1689-1853) in France, and J. Walbaum (1768-1839) in Germany made their own versions of the modern faces.
http://www.linotype.com/170/bodoni-family.html   (569 words)

  
 Families of Type
Bodoni had been hired by Duke Ferdinand of Parma, a noted patron of the arts, to establish a premiere royalty press.
While relying heavily on the recent designs of Didot, Bodoni created a revolutionary Roman style which was a radical departure from all types before it.
Although the more finely-engraved Didot is thought by many to be a finer design, the types of Bodoni became more widely accepted because of his enormous prestige as the premier printer of his time.
http://graphicdesign.sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us/tutorials/process/type_basics/modern.htm   (502 words)

  
 x-height: FontHaus' Online Magazine : You Say Bodoni...
The second difficulty surrounding Bodoni is one of proliferation: there are numerous siblings, third and fourth cousins, plus poor relations of doubtful parentage, cloaked under the protection of the Bodoni name, creating confusion and ultimately disenchantment.
Vignelli´s Bodoni is really a display face (and the rule is, a well-designed text face can be used for display, but not the other way around).
It would be a fitting tribute if a future version could be named for the wife of Giambattista, who published his complete works, the Manuale Tipografico, in 1818, five years after his death.
http://www.fonthaus.com/xheight/bodoni.cfm   (1565 words)

  
 Giambattista Bodoni ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Giambattista Bodoni (1882 - 1916) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Giambattista Bodoni.
Search the Art History Database for artists, titles, media, year, and other indepth information:
http://wwar.com/masters/b/bodoni-giambattista.html   (731 words)

  
 Giambattista Bodoni-
he rules of his art were written by Bodoni himself and are demonstrated in the "Manuale tipografico", pubblished after his death by his widow Margherita Dall'Aglio in 1818.
A complete collection of his editions are preserved in the Museo Bodoniano, next to the Bibilioteca Palatina of Parma (the museum was recognized through an official decree in 1962).
http://www.parmaitaly.com/bodonik.html   (211 words)

  
 Typebox / Thinkbox / History
Example shows first true Modern Style typeface in France.
Transitional = mix between calligraphy based and constructed/surface based design—Romain du Roi and Bodoni
Italian Giambattista Bodoni was the contemporary counterpart to the Didots, also developing Modern Style faces using geometry.
http://www.typebox.com/3thinkbox/3hist3_2.html   (1539 words)

  
 Bauer Bodoni™ Central European font. Fonts for Windows and Mac
Bauer Bodoni appeared in 1926 with the Bauer font foundry.
Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) was called the King of Printers and the Bodoni font owes its creation in 1767 to his masterful cutting techniques.
This type family is a part of Linotype Library, distributed by ParaType.
http://www.paratype.com/fstore/fonts/Bauer-Bodoni_CE.htm   (301 words)

  
 Print: ITC Bodoni. (typography)@ HighBeam Research
"Giambattista Bodoni's type is perhaps the most majestic, most carefully constructed, and most carefully drawn in the 500-year...
The ITC Bodoni 6 roman is based on the Filosofia 10 (Bassano), the ITC Bodoni 72 roman is based on the Papale (Saluzzo) and the ITC Bodoni 72 italic on the Imperiale (Tivoli) italic.
The International Typeface Corp. (ITC) embarked on a project to create multiple master typefaces for Giambattista Bodoni's type.
http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:16744645&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (198 words)

  
 Veer: Products: Type: Adobe: Bauer Bodoni Std 2
Bauer Bodoni is a trademark of Bauer Types, S.A. Search on keywords
Bodoni was designed by and named after the prolific Giambattista Bodoni of Parma, Italy, who designed his famous types at the end of the eighteenth century.
Bodoni has become a classic text face but the subtlety of the Bauer is especially advantageous when used in large sizes as a display typeface.
http://www.veer.com/products/typedetail.aspx?image=ADT0003233   (168 words)

  
 Graphic Design Publishing - Bodoni Open from Phil's Fonts
While you're there, take a look at the entire collection of Bodoni faces, including a knockout Bodoni Poster, and the elegant
This version of Bodoni Open was forged by Ralph Smith the president and owner of Phil's Fonts for their in-house font collection.
Ralph is also a member of TypeRight, an organization whose mission is to promote typefaces as creative works and to advocate their legal protection as intellectual property.
http://www.graphic-design.com/Type/Bodoni/bodoni2.html   (480 words)

  
 The Center for Book Arts ~ Giambattista  Bodoni
The Center for Book Arts ~ Giambattista Bodoni
MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO DEL CAVALIERE GIAMBATTISTA BODONI, Title page and illustrated portrait of Bodoni, Two volumes
She was assisted by Luigi Orsi, Bodoni's foreman who had taken over the typographical direction of the press after Bodoni's death.
http://www.centerforbookarts.org/archive/bio.asp?artistID=367   (320 words)

  
 JRULM: Special Collections Guide: Bodoni Collection
Library Home > Special Collections > Guide to the Collections > Bodoni Collection
Of almost equal importance is the 1806 folio edition of the Oratio Dominica.
The total consists solely of books, with no examples of the ephemeral material, lottery tickets, passports and inscriptions issued at Parma.
http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk/data2/spcoll/bodoni   (157 words)

  
 The James Beard Foundation Events: July 2004
Catering stints throughout Asia and Australia followed, then Bodoni ended up in New York, where he bought out Tre Scalini, his uncle’s restaurant.
Pino was born in Italy’s Piedmont region, to a family of trattoria, bakery, and restaurant owners.
Executive chef Pino Bodoni, you see, just happens to be an accredited sommelier, and a wine collector to boot, and Escopazzo’s wine list features wines from Bodoni’s personal collection.
http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/2004/07/008.shtml   (405 words)

  
 Bodoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This style attracted many admirers and imitators, surpassing the popularity of French typographers such as Philippe Grandjean and Pierre Simon Fournier.
The Bodoni Museum, named for the artisan, was opened in Parma in 1963.
Some adaptions, such as Bauer Bodoni, emphasize the extreme contrast between hairline and main stroke, which can be made considerably more pronounced using modern techniques of typography and printing than even the most skilled work of the 18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodoni   (468 words)

  
 Giambattista Bodoni
Information about the font designer Giambattista Bodoni and his typefaces.
Bodoni's influence was enormous and his design held sway throughout the 19th century.
No printer was more acclaimed in his own lifetime than Giambattista Bodoni.
http://www.identifont.com/show?22Q   (196 words)

  
 GIAMBATTISTA BODONI - LoveToKnow Article on GIAMBATTISTA BODONI
The beauty of his typography, andc., leaves nothing further to be desired; but the,ntrinsic value of his editions is seldom equal to their outward splendour.
The infante Don Ferdinand, ifterwards duke of Parma, having established, about 1760, a rinting-house on the model of those in Paris, Madrid and Turin, Bodoni was placed at the head of this establishment, which he ;oon rendered the first of the kind in Europe.
GIAMBATTISTA BODONI - LoveToKnow Article on GIAMBATTISTA BODONI
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BO/BODONI_GIAMBATTISTA.htm   (254 words)

  
 Typeface: Bodoni
Bodoni was meticulous is the design and print quality of his publications, produced under the patronage of
But he seems to have been relatively indifferent to the text, as his beautiful editions are marred by numerous typos.
Bodoni can be seen as the outcome of a movement initiated by by Baskerville in England and extended by the Didot family in France.
http://www.rightreading.com/typehead/bodoni.htm   (167 words)

  
 Giambattista Bodoni
Bodoni learned his trade well and in 1768 he was given the position of Director of the Stamperia Reale, the Royal press for the Duke of Parma, where he remained the rest of his life.
The son of a printer, Giambattista Bodoni was born on February 16, 1740 in Saluzzo, Italy.
Bodoni said,"Philosophy and the best literature impel a cultured taste more and more toward simplicity and restriction to essentials and toward a preference over all others for the beauty which has no borrowed plumes...
http://users.1st.net/jweinstein/AA210f/Type210/Bodoni.html   (260 words)

  
 Veer: Products: Type: Adobe: Bodoni Std 2
Giambattista Bodoni of Parma, Italy, designed and cut his typefaces at the end of the eighteenth century.
This particular version of Bodoni was first created by Morris Fuller Benton for American Type Founders between 1908 and 1915.
The Bodoni types were the culmination of nearly 300 years of evolution in roman type design, in which fine hairlines contrast sharply with bolder stems, and serifs are often unbracketed.
http://www.veer.com/products/typedetail.aspx?image=ADT0003086   (127 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Giambattista Bodoni (Libraries, Books, And Printing, Biography) - Encyclopedia
With Baskerville in England and the Didot family in France, Bodoni was a leader in originating pseudoclassical typefaces.
His coldly elegant books were frankly made to be admired for typeface and layout, not to be studied or read.
Bodoni's most notable publications include folio editions of Horace (1791), Vergil (1793), The Divine Comedy (1795), and Homer (1808).
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/B/Bodoni-G.html   (284 words)

  
 Monotype Bodoni Font - Fonts.com
This font is slightly darker than Bauer Bodoni.
Related products: Monotype Bodoni 1 Volume, Monotype Library
http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.asp?pid=205258   (203 words)

  
 Esperfonto - Bodoni Type Sample
Giambattista Bodoni of Parma, Italy (also famous for its ham) designed his typefaces at the end of the 1700's.
Bodoni was revolutionary because it had much sharper shapes, more contrast such as bolder stems and hairlines.
This is Morris Fuller Benton's interpretation from between 1908 and 1915--it's less severe than other Bodonis.
http://www.will-harris.com/bod.htm   (166 words)

  
 Tim’s Bandwagon : Bumping into Bodoni Mutant in Budapest
The Bodoni typeface was named after it’s creator, Giambattista Bodoni.
I’m told there is one family by the name of Bodoni living in Budapest.
I’d designed that font (Bodoni Mutant) on the second-year of my degree sometime in 1992, and apart from releasing it on the internet a few years ago, it was way towards the back of my mind.
http://www.twisty.com/bandwagon/archives/2004/11/30/204156   (319 words)

  
 ongoing · Bodoni, R.I.P.
We were shopping for a kitten in early 1997; we didn’t find one, but Lauren’s eye was caught by a scraggly white beast cowering in the back of his cage, and after we got home, she insisted we go back for him.
Bodoni the cat, who shared the second half of his life with us, died Thursday June 30th.
Bodoni with our son, then a few weeks old.
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/07/02/Bodoni   (276 words)

  
 Bodoni - definition of Bodoni by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Italian printer and designer of the Bodoni typeface, which is still widely used.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
Bodoni - a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Bodoni   (130 words)

  
 Bodoni Overview
Stone has also recently digitized a set of Display Figures from Bodoni’s famous Manuale Tipografico of 1818.
The itc Bodoni is a revival, based on Giambattista Bodoni’s original types.
There are three size specific versions – Six, Twelve, and Seventy-two point, Swash Italics for the Seventy-two, and a set of ornaments.
http://www.stonetypefoundry.com/html_pages/BodoniOverview.html   (51 words)

  
 ATF Bodoni font family : MyFonts
Morris Fuller Benton started the Bodoni revival with this version for ATF in the early years of the 20th century.
ATF Bodoni is a Bitstream font family with 7 styles priced from $24.75.
We consider it the first accurate revival of a historical face for general use.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/atf-bodoni   (151 words)

  
 Bodoni
His early types were based on those of Fournier and Didot, but he developed the designs to become, what are now considered to be, the first of the Modern faces.
Bodoni was director of the press of the Duke of Parma in Italy.
Based on the types of Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813).
http://www.ascendercorp.com/msfonts/bodoni.html   (136 words)

  
 ITC Bodoni Twelve Bold Font at ITC Fonts - Download PostScript and True Type Fonts
They also visited the Museo Bodoniana and examined numerous specimens from the Manuale Tipografico, a collection of Bodoni's type design work published posthumously by Bodoni's widow in 1818.
For many years, ITC wished to create a true Bodoni revival that accurately represented Giambattista Bodoni's rich stylistic palette.
ITC Bodoni was a labor of love that stretched across the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/detail.asp?sku=ITC6006   (172 words)

  
 Bodoni
He designed and cut his typefaces at the end of the eighteenth century.
Giambattista Bodoni of Parma, Italy, has been called the king of printers and the printer of kings.
The Bodoni is recognized by its high contrast between thick and thin strokes, pure vertical stress, and hairline serifs.
http://abc.planet-typography.com/classic/bodoni.html   (61 words)

  
 Bodoni Egyptian™ font family : MyFonts
Bodoni Egyptian is the “oldest” slab serif typeface, with the quaintest letter forms, e.g.
Bodoni Egyptian™ is a ShinnType font family with 8 styles priced from $39.00.
The skeletal Bodoni given a monoline, slab serif finish.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/shinn/bodoni-egyptian?refby=typographica   (307 words)

  
 Bodoni
a style of type based on a design by G. Bodoni.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipd/A0346771.html   (28 words)

  
 daidala: words on letters
ITC Bodoni entirely lacks the stasis – or in Dave Farey’s words, the “hard geometry” – of other digital versions, such as Bitstream’s.
Interestingly, the cut of ITC Bodoni that is perhaps used most often – the 12-point – was not designed directly but rather is the result of an electronic interpolation between the small and large sizes.
The foursome voyaged twice to Parma, Italy and used Bodoni’s posthumously published
http://www.daidala.com/27jul2003.html   (741 words)

  
 EyeWire: Magazine: Columns: Robin Williams: Big Guns
There are a few typefaces that have been designed to solve this problem, and they are called "display" faces in the sense that they have been designed specifically to be printed at large sizes.
ITC's Bodoni 6, Bodoni 12, and Bodoni 72 are designed directly from the original metal punches Bodoni used for setting text at these various point sizes.
Adobe offers multiple master faces with an optical size axis, which let you customize faces for various sizes.
http://www.eyewire.com/magazine/columns/robin/bigguns   (450 words)

  
 No Bodoni Typography
No Bodoni Typography is proud to be included in the second volume of Indie Fonts, produced by P22 Foundry.
No Bodoni Typography, the Spurius Press and Thompson Design are trademarks and projects of George E. Thompson.
http://www.nobodoni.com   (36 words)

  
 Adobe Type Library #304 Berthold Bodoni Old Face
Adobe Type Library #304 Berthold Bodoni Old Face
http://www.bertholdtypes.com/adobe_lib/080304000.html   (8 words)

  
 Definition of Bodoni - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Giambattista 1740-1813 Italian printer & type designer; one of first to design modern typefaces, including Bodoni
Get the Top 10 Search Results for "Bodoni"
Now you can take the Eleventh Edition with you anywhere as Franklin's new Speaking Electronic Handheld!
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Bodoni   (87 words)

  
 Recipe for Arctic Char with Eggplant Puree byChef Giancarla Bodoni of Escopazzo on StarChefs
Artic Char, a cousin of salmon and trout, is native to northern countries like Iceland, Norway, Canada and Sweden, as its name suggests.
At the classic Italian restaurant Escopazzo in Miami, Chef Bodoni gives the northerly fish a Mediterranean treatment and sets it on a bed of silky eggplant puree.
Preheat oven to 400° F. Place eggplant and garlic in a deep baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, and bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until soft.
http://www.starchefs.com/features/farm_fresh/summer/2004/html/arctic_char_g_bodoni.shtml   (236 words)

  
 Bodoni Hotel - Florence - Bodoni Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
The folks at Bodoni were very nice and helpful; they are multilingual and easy to get along with.
Bodoni Hotel - Florence - Bodoni Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
All results: View all 1,844 Florence travel deals
http://tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187895-d203906-Reviews-Bodoni-Florenc...   (291 words)

  
 Michael Kroeger :: MK Graphic Design :: Poster Bodoni
Michael Kroeger :: MK Graphic Design :: Poster Bodoni
I designed this poster as an experiment in color layers.
No portion of this document may be copied, reproduced, or electronically reused without written permission from Michael Kroeger at MK Graphic Design.
http://www.mkgraphic.com/postersbodoni.html   (54 words)

  
 Design Issues - Bodoni Meets Franklin - The MIT Press
Design Issues - Bodoni Meets Franklin - The MIT Press
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item?sid=4353E7E6-A1EA-4575-B734-BCF425BBD2AD&ttype=6&tid=9773   (10 words)

  
 Poster Bodoni font. Fonts-online.com
Click on the font picture to see more detailed font sample.
CG Poster Bodoni family fonts are available in OpenType, TrueType, PostScript (Type1) formats for PC and Mac.
http://www.fonts-online.com/fonts/CG-Poster-Bodoni-font/560.html   (28 words)

  
 EyeWire: Products: Type: ITC
Designs based on examples from Bodoni's Manuale Tipografico
Light up your headlines with this fiery script
http://www.eyewire.com/products/type/itc/itc-b2.html   (240 words)

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