{"product_id":"type-by-aldo-novarese-collected-specimen-booklets","title":"Type by Aldo Novarese: Collected Specimen Booklets","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStylish, expressive, and unique typefaces from an Italian design legend, presented in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003esixteen facsimiles of Società Nebiolo specimens from the 1930s, ’50s, and ’60s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSmall masterpieces from the age of metal type, foundry specimen booklets introduced new typefaces to the world with exquisitely arranged showings and a variety of original in-use examples. Distributed as ephemeral marketing, many are bold visual essays, statements of typographic craft, and prized keepsakes containing essential information about type as it was meant to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis volume reproduces specimens of typefaces by quintessential Italian type designer Aldo Novarese. Spanning a career of almost four decades with Nebiolo, the leading metal type foundry in Italy, the selection features many remarkable specimens designed by Novarese himself and includes a wide sampling of roman, script, sans serif, and display type. Preserved in their original trims and brought together in book form (with an inside pocket containing additional booklets), they offer a rich document of Novarese’s best work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDimensions: 9.5 X 12.5 Inches\u003cbr\u003ePrinting: 4 colors throughout\u003cbr\u003ePages: 242\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover with actual-size complete with facsimiles and an inside pocket containing additional booklets\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Letterform Archive Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42106029801570,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/5580\/files\/01_795ebe27-8982-4af6-8288-53f5d9d56bb2.jpg?v=1754937993","url":"https:\/\/actualsource.org\/products\/type-by-aldo-novarese-collected-specimen-booklets","provider":"Actual Source","version":"1.0","type":"link"}