Hypnerotomachia Poliphili [2 Volumes Set]

from CA$106.00

Translation by Paul Summers Young.

From the publisher:

"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.

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 [Latin] original.

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

Edition:

Translation by Paul Summers Young.

From the publisher:

"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.

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 [Latin] original.

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

  • Black Letter Press

    This is the perfect reading edition. The cover is made of thick blue Fedrigoni carton and features thread-sewn, rough ivory pages on wood-free, age-resistant paper. It measures 140 x 215 mm and is printed and bound by Grafiche Veneziane of Venice.

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

  • Black Letter Press

    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.

    1st edition - Limited to 700 copies

  • Black Letter Press

    To honor this masterpiece, we are releasing a strictly limited half-morocco edition, hand-bound by master craftsman Roger Green. The spines and corners are bound in the finest goatskin, with hand-tooled labels; the boards are covered in hand-marbled paper, specially created for this project—each copy unique in pattern and tone.

    Only 45 hand-numbered copies have been made, each housed in a custom slipcase.

    (Also comes with paperback edition free of charge + free tote bag.)

    Limited to 45 copies | 1st Edition

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About the Publisher

Black Letter Press is a small independent publisher located close to Hannover in Northern Germany, founded by Alice and Claudio Rocchetti in 2018 in Turin, with the publication of Giambattista della Porta's Natural Magick.

BLP specializes in the revival of rare and antique books on a broad range of topics, including the sciences and history of science, poetry, occult philosophy, art, curious and unusual literature, and more.

Our mission is to do these historical texts justice, publishing books that are fine and beautiful, yet remaining affordable and accessible.