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Greek Printing in the Mortimer Rare Book Room

The exhibition "Printing the Greeks: Technical & Aesthetic Considerations", is on view through March 25th, 3rd floor Neilson Library.

Classical and Christian texts are exhibited. They range in date from 1482 to 2003, and were printed using various designs, or fonts, of Greek types. The exhibition examines the evolution of Greek typographic letterforms, from lapidary to cursive, and the role of early publishers in promoting Greek studies.

The exhibition was written by senior Elaine Chan '07 as part of a special studies in the Renaissance book based in the Mortimer Rare Book Room in the fall of 2006.

example of greek printing



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