Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Enormously influential, yet stubbornly enigmatic, it is a jewel of historical literature and a rare entity in terms of its form, quality, and depth of content. This is for all those interested in typography and type design, for enthusiasts, design historians, collectors, and researchers. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is as much an essential historical work as it is a piece of art.

This new translation by Paul Summers Young takes a poetic, authentic approach, seeking to recreate, as far as possible, the sense of the original.

We are offering the new translation along with a high-quality facsimile of the 1499 first edition as a bundle.

This beautiful edition is printed and bound in Venice by Grafiche Veneziane with a red cover design exclusive to this Kickstarter campaign; front board and spine decor in black and gold gilt, with blind debossed design to rear board. This edition features marbled endpapers and is printed on rough ivory-coloured, wood-free, age-resistant paper.

This item is only sold as a 2 Vol. set, not separately.

We are delighted to publish a new translation of one of our all-time favorite books. A book that inspired us to start Black Letter Press.