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Legac√ of Le#ersT‰ Vene¤o ‡ emifiia-|omagna
June 14–24 · 2010
Paul Shaw & Alta Price
a+uiLeiaJune 15
Chickens in Aquileia
Bas relief of St. Mark Basilica di S. Maria Assunta
Early Christian inscription (detail)Museo Paleocristiano
Exterior of Basilica di S. Maria Assunta Photograph by Carlo Scherer
Architect’s tools (detail of tombstone)Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Aquileia
Republican inscription Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Aquileia
Imperial inscription (detail)Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Aquileia
Imperial inscripion (detail)Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Aquileia
Sign for bookshop at Basilica di S. Maria Assunta
Paul and Howard at cafe drinking Campari and sodaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Parco Nazionale Archeologico di AquileiaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
PaDoVa ‡ VicenZaJune 16
Courtyard wall (detail) of University of Padua
Jill, Alta, Carlo, Howard and Jonah admiring the sign of the Drogheria Preti di Zuin Luigi in PadovaPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Bas relief grotesque in Padova
Inscription in Round Gothic on the tomb of 14th c. Paduan jurist Rolandus de Placiola
Via degli Zabarella (formerly Via S. Carlo) in Padova
Epistolaria e Evangelaria (1509) by Sanvito (detail) / Macrobius (1473) printed by Nicolaus Jenson (detail) Biblioteca Capitolare
Spread from Sacramentario con Martirologico e Messe, a 9th c. Carolingian manuscript (detail)Biblioteca Capitolare
Jonah, Alta and Howard examining a manuscript at the Biblioteca Capitolare in PadovaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Jewelers’ sign (detail) at the Palazzo della Ragione in Vicenza
Inscription in Vicenza: On this spot stood the home of the most wicked Galeazzo da Roma, who, alongside Iseppo Almerico and other accomplices, committed atrocious homicides in this city on the 3rd of July of the year 1548/ detail of inscription “marius capra gabrielis f” on La Rotonda
Villa Almerico-Capra (La Rotonda) 1567–1591 by Palladio
PaDoVa ‡ Ve|onaJune 17
Fiume Adige as seen from the Museo Castelvecchio
Painted sign (detail) for Peretto Calzoleria in Padova
Inscription in Round Gothic (detail) from courtyard of S. Antonio in Padova
Paul rubbing inscription on the tomb of Antonio Orsato (d.1497) in PadovaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Howard rubbing an inscription in the courtyard of theBasilica di S. Zeno Maggiore in VeronaPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Roman inscription (detail) at the Museo Lapidario di Scipione Maffei in Verona
Detail from the facade of the Basilica di S. Zeno Maggiore
Streetscape in Verona / Sculptural detail from side entrance to the Cattedrale di Verona
Equestrian statue of Cangrande I (1291–1329) at the Museo Castelvecchio (installation by Carlo Scarpa)
The Pescheria in Verona
Greek inscription (detail) at the Museo Lapidario di Scipione Maffei in Verona / Via dietro Anfiteatro street sign (detail) in Verona
PaDoVa · aL¤iVoLe ‡ Possagno
June 18
Tombs of Alvise Brion and Stefano Giuseppe Brion at the Cimiterio Brion-Vega in San Vito d’Altivole designed by Carlo Scarpa (1972)
Detail of St. Christopher fresco cycle (1453–1457) by Andrea Mantegna in the Cappella Ovetari of the Chiesa di Eremitani in Padova
Biblia Sacra (12th c.) (detail)Biblioteca del Seminario Vescovile
Pedestrian crossing sign in Padova
Graduation at the Università di Padova: student announcement (detail) and student celebration
Detail of 15th c. manuscript Roma triumphans by Flavio Biondo Biblioteca del Seminario Vescovile
Pliny (1472) by Nicolaus Jenson: initial by the Pliny Master
1694 inscription in Asolo
Lucia, Carlo, Howard, Paul, Jonah and Alta at the Tempio del Canova (1830) in PossagnoPhotograph by Jill Overley
Cimiterio Brion-Vega in San Vito d’Altivole designed by Carlo Scarpa (1972)
View from Ristorante Due Mori in AsoloPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
cornuDa ‡VaLDoBBiaDene
June 19
Paul teaching the history of Roman letterforms at the Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione to Alta, Jonah, David, Carlo, Jill and HowardPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Details of Paul’s teaching sheetsPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Jonah, David and Carlo studyingPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Luca Barcellona’s calligraphic suppliesPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Luca Barcellona demonstrating writing Fraktur with a broad brush; the onlookers are Howard, David, Jonah and three visitors to the TipotecaPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Luca Barcellona up close
Fraktur alphabet by Luca BarcellonaPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Keepsakes combining ruling pen lettering by Paul with large wood type question mark
View of the Tipoteca including Vandercook proof pressPhotograph by David Hackett
Lunch at the Sintra Bar in Crocetta: Lucio Passerini, Jill, David, Alta, Jonah, Lucia (behind Carlo), Carlo, Paul and Luca BarcellonaPhotograph by Howard Holtzman
cornuDa ‡VaLDoBBiaDene
June 20
Prosecco vineyards at Valdobbiadene Photograph by Carlo Scherer
Jill looking at printing presses at the TipotecaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Vandercook proofing presses at the TipotecaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Alta setting type / Lucio Passerini setting typePhotographs by Carlo Scherer
Lucia at the typecase Photograph by Carlo Scherer
Carlo looking for the right typefacePhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Sandro Berra showing Alta, Jonah, Jill, David, Carlo and Howard samples of wood type from the Tipoteca collection Photograph by Lucia McCreery
Some of the wood type from the Tipoteca collectionPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Lucio Passerini printing on the Vandercook Photograph by Carlo Scherer
Paul, Lucio and Sandro Berra discussing a proof with Howard, Jonah (obscured) and Carlo looking onPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Printing presses and bookbinding presses at the TipotecaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
VeneZia June 21
Sgraffito on wall in the Giudecca, Venezia
Window from Casa dei Tre Oci (1913) in the Giudecca, Venezia
Grand Canal with gondolierPhotograph by Lucia McCreery
Ramo Querini stencilled street sign in Venezia
Detail of bas relief on exterior of Basilica di S. Marco
Neon sign (detail) for All’Angelo Ristorante
M from Missiaglia storefront at Piazza San Marco
Olivetti store nameplate in Venezia designed by Carlo Scarpa (1957–1958); the store is now empty
R carved into wood from store sign (detail)
Bas relief in Venezia
Gondolas in front of Hotel MarconiPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
VeneZia June 22
Cortese Frizzoti store sign (detail) in Venezia
S. Giorgio dell’Isola by Palladio and Fondazione Cini on Isola di S. Giorgio, VeneziaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Alta examining Epistoli di S. Caterina da Siena (1501) printed by Aldus Manutius Fondazione CiniPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Nuova Manica Lunga at the Fondazione Cini designed by Michele De Lucchi (2009)Photograph by Carlo Scherer
Constructed Rotunda minuscules n, o and d (upside down) from Thesauro de Scrittori (1532) by Sigismondo FantiFondazione Cini
Printed signature of Ludovico Arrighi degli Vicenza from The-sauro de Scrittori (1532) by Sigismondo FantiFondazione Cini
Querini Stampalia logo (1963) by Carlo Scarpa based on Alberti’s lettering for the Cappella Rucellai in Florence)
Caffè Rosso at Campo Margherita in Venezia
1692 inscription (detail) at the Arsenale in Venezia / graffiti (detail) in Venezia
Detail from gilded sign for glassworks shop / infilled inscription from portal of SS. Giovanni e Paolo by Bartolomeo Bon (1461?)
Ospedale di SS. Giovanni e Paolo in VeneziaPhoto by Carlo Scherer
rimini June 23
Ponte Tiberio (14 ad) in Rimini
18th c. ihs Christogram in Rimini
Tempio Malatestiano (S. Francesco) with facade by Leon Battista Alberti (c.1450)
Details of inscriptions on exterior of Tempio Malatestiano: above, tomb of Basinio da Parma / below, tomb of Roberto Valturio
Details of interior of Tempio Malatestiano: si initials and tempus loquendi motto
Inscription in metal for tomb of Isotta degli Atti (d. 1474) in Cappella degli Angeli in Tempio Malatestiano
Detail of fresco (1451) by Piero della Francesca of Sigismondo Malatesta in the Tempio Malatestiano
Medal by Matteo de’ Pasti (1446) honoring Isotta degli Atti
Building in Rimini under construction with enlarged film strips from Fellini movies as part of scaffolding
Inscription (1446) on Castel Sismondo (detail) in Rimini
Arco di Augusto (27 ad) in Rimini
c¬sse·|aVenna & san¤a|cangeLo June 24
Store sign in Santarcangelo
Railroad station in Classe
S. Apollinare in ClassePhotograph by Carlo Scherer
Dedication inscription (detail) in S. Apollinare in Classe
Mosaic duck in pavement of S. Vitale in Ravenna / exterior of S. Vitale photograph by Carlo Scherer
Mosaic from S. Giovanni EvangelistaPhotograph by Carlo Scherer
From courtyard of Museo Nazionale di Ravenna at S. Vitale
Telephone sign at Mercato in Ravenna
Graffiti (street art) in Ravenna
G. Semprini hardware store sign (detail) in Santarcangelo
Group in Santarcangelo: Carlo Scherer, Jonah Koppel, Alta Price, Howard Holtzman and Jill Overley; Paul Shaw in back; Lucia McCreery and David Hackett not present
All other photographs by Paul Shaw