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Chapter 6 was a nice read because we got to scan through and find key terms. Some key terms from chapter 6 included.
Incunabula- Cradle or baby or baby linen.
Its connotations of birth and beginnings caused seventeenth- century writers to adopt it as a name for books printed from Gutenbergs invention of typography until the end of the fifteenth century. Along with Martin Luther who Posted 95 thesis for debate on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Saxony. His friends passed copies to printers which spread his ideas through central Europe. Within a few months thousands of people all over Europe knew his view. Without typography it is doubtful that the protestant movement of the reformation era could have happened.
Albrecht Durer- Assisted in the layout and illustration for the Nuremberg Chronichle. In 1948 Durer published Latin and German editions of the Apocalypse illustrated by his monumental sequence of fifteen woodcuts. This Thirty-Two page book had 16x12 inch pages, 15 layouts with two columns of Kobergers type with Durers Illustrations on the right. In 1511 Duren published latin and German editions of The Apocalypse. He became a major influence in the cultural exchange that caused the Renaissance to sprinkle into Germany. He contributed significantly to the evolution of alphabet design with beautifully designed Roman Capitals with clear instructions for their compositions. He worked out a construction method, relating each letter to a square. Using a 1-10 ratio of the heavy stroke width to height which is the approximate proportion of the Trajan alphabet.
Broadside- Single leaf of paper printed on one side only. When both sides are printed, the page is frequently called a broadsheet.
Chapter 7 is filled with so many names and so many different styles of graphic design that it is hard to remember who is who and who did what. But to point out a few of the names i can recall there was Erhard Ratdolt who introduced wood cut borders, and title pages. There was also Johannes De Spira who printed the first book with page numbers. Then we had Nicolas Jenson who created the second printing press shortly after Spira's Death/Monopoly over printing in Venice. Jenson also created spaces between lettering which made for a easier read. In the renaissance era more improvements were made including trademarks for printers. The advancement in typography; the first italics and the first pocket sized books which were 3x6 inches. Censorship also came into play with the relation between church and state.
One thing i find interesting about this chapter and all the reading in whole. Is the amount of time and preciseness that is put into all of the work that is published. Just thinking about how much time it would take to print these books is remarkable.
Going along with my interest...how long would it take to make a single book?
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Albrecht Durer- Assisted in the layout and illustration for the Nuremberg Chronichle.
In 1948 Durer published Latin and German editions of the Apocalypse illustrated by his monumental sequence of fifteen woodcuts. This Thirty-Two page book was 16x12 inch pages has 15 layouts with two coloumns of Kobergers type on the left with Durers Illustrations on the right. In 1511 Duren published latin and German editions of The Apocalypse . In 1511. He became a moajor influence in the cultural exchange that saw the Renaissance spirit filter into Germany. He believed German Artists and craftsmen were producing work inferior to the italians. He contributed significantly to the evolution of alphabet design with beautifully designed Roman Capitals with clear instructions for their compositions. He worked out a construction method, relating each letter to a square. using a 1-10 ratio of the heavy stroke width to height which is the approximate propoertion of the Trajan alphabet. Duren uses the Value of art and geometry into his designs.De Symmetria Partium Humanorum Corporum appeared after Duren’s death in 1528 It shared his knowledge of drawing, the human figure, and the advances of italian artists with german painters and graphic artists.
Broadside- Single leaf of paper printed on one side only. When both sides are printed, the page is frequently called a broadsheet.
Chapter 7 on the other hand was not so fun to read. and because it was such a drag i am going to have to read it again for notes. This first time i read chapter 7 i decided it was so long that i would read it once and try to retain as much information in my head as possible and see where that gets me. Halfway through i realized it didnt get me far. Chapter 7 is filled with so many names and so many different styles of graphic design that it is hard to remember who is who and who did what. But to point out a few of the names i can recall there was Erhard Ratdolt who introduced wood cut borders, and title pages. There was also Johannes De Spira who printed the first book with page numbers. Then we had Nicolas Jenson who created the second printing press shortly after Spira's Death/Monopoly over printing in Venice. Jenson created spaces between lettering which made for a easier read. In the renaissance era many more improvements were made including trademarks for printers. The advancement in typography the first italics and the first pocket sized books which were 3x6 inches. Censorship also came into play with the relation between church and state. Along with much much more.
One thing i find interesting about this chapter and all the reading in whole. Is the amount of time and preciseness that is put into all of the work that is published. Just thinking about how much time it would take to print these books is remarkable.
Going along with my interest...how long would it take to make a single book?
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