Riccardo OloccoinCASTNotes on the rotunda types of the RenaissanceThey were the stock type for theological, legal and scholastic texts all over Europe, including Germany. Until the reformation marked…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Riccardo OloccoinCASTEarly ‘non-Jensonian’ Venetian romansA carefully illustrated review of 15th-century types which were seldom employed in more than one printing officeSep 24, 20192Sep 24, 20192
Riccardo OloccoinCASTThe influence of Jenson on the design of romansEvidence tells us that all the roman lowercase letters to this day have been designed on the same framework as Jenson’sOct 23, 2018Oct 23, 2018
Riccardo OloccoinCASTThe Venetian origins of roman typeWhy Jenson’s and Spira’s model has to be found in the ‘Paduan style’ rather than in the script of Poggio or other Florentine humanistsDec 19, 20174Dec 19, 20174
Riccardo OloccoinCASTThe inner consistency of Gerard UngerAn interview with the Dutch type designer whose well-defined style has marked recent decadesMay 17, 2017May 17, 2017
Riccardo OloccoinCASTNicolas Jenson and the success of his roman typeA close look at the earliest types cut in Venice shows that Jenson is one of the most important characters in the history of typographyApr 4, 20177Apr 4, 20177