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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1862: Fine Press Incunabula

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 24, 2020 · Episode: 1862 The most beautiful book. But handsome is as handsome does. Today, the most beautiful book — but so what?

Tags Aldus Manutius architecture Coccaccio Colonna fine press work Gutenberg Hypnerotomachia Poliphili incanabula incunables internet John Tranter printing renaissance

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