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Typographic analysis of Croato-Glagolitic editio princeps of Misal po zakonu rimskog dvora (Missal under the law of the Roman court) of 1483.
Frane Paro
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Typographic analysis of Croato-Glagolitic editio princeps of Misal po zakonu rimskog dvora (Missal under the law of the Roman court) of 1483.
This analysis attempts to determine the degree of knowledge and skill of the printers and type-setters of the Croato-Glagolitic incunabula of 1483, as well as to evaluate the quantity of the work and material necessary on order to complete the edition of 200 copies, the quantity usual at that time. By analysing the interrelation of the work and material one can determine the approximate size of the printing-office and learn that the length of time required to print the whole edition was not determined by the speed of handling the printing-press, by the number of printing-presses nor by the numbers of workers, but by the time required for the printing-colour to dry and by the working program based on the logic of the rhythm of the preparation and execution of the printing.
By reconstructing the printing procedures one concludes that the type-setters and printers of the Glagolitic editio princeps were, if not inventors of some operations, than at least they were among the first artisans of the printing skills of the time. Their knowledge was to become widely used in typography only 150 years later.
Trying to trace the reasons for the appearance of so-called "dry process" in the editio princeps we have determined: 1. the sequence of printing of red and black colours; 2. the unquestionable use of a mask as the basic means for separating the colours in the integral form; 3. the use of two differnt heights of types; 4 . the use of dry paper for the printing of the first colour (red).
The fact that the type-cutter, in spite of his serious approach to his task and in spite of the exceptional quality of his work, has not corrected some imperfections of the material, as well as the lack of initials, leads us to the conclusion that there were some as yet unknown reasons for speading up the work on the book.
There have been many opinions and conclusions about the formative aspects of the Missal of 1483 based on a more or less free evaluation of "naked eye" impressions. This is why this analysis finally emphasizes the need for a polydisciplinary approach in diagnosing of all the chemophysical characteristics of the Missal's typography.
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14558
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Datum izdavanja:
30.9.1984.
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