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L'art et science de la vraye proportion des lettres attiques

The Art and Science of the True Proportion of Attic Letters

L'art et science de la vraye proportion des lettres attiques

French

1549

386 pages

Renaissance Philosophy Art Illustrated Hermetica Kabbalah Classical Philosophy Nova Reperta Renaissance Art Architecture

Hermetica Kabbalah Art & Architecture Classical Philosophy Renaissance Philosophy Art & Illustrated Books Nova Reperta

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artmathematicsarchitecturetypographydesignhermeticism

Discover the revolutionary 16th-century manifesto that transformed typography into a divine art form based on the proportions of the human body. Geoffroy Tory’s masterpiece is not just a technical manual for printers; it is a bold defense of the French language and a philosophical journey through the geometric soul of the alphabet.

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L'Homme Scientifique: A diagrammatic woodcut of a male figure with labels connecting body parts to muses, arts, and virtues.

diagram

A complex diagram illustrating the harmonic relationship between the alphabet, Apollo, the Muses, and the Liberal Arts.

diagram

Allegorical emblem featuring a winged figure, the Muses, and the Liberal Arts.

emblem

Woodcut of the Gallic Hercules leading a crowd with chains from his tongue.

emblem

Allegorical woodcut of the letter 'Y' representing the Pythagorean choice between virtue and vice.

emblem

Woodcut illustration of a human figure superimposed on the letter 'A' within a grid and circle.

woodcut

A woodcut illustration depicting a triumphal procession with figures and a horse-drawn chariot.

emblem

Woodcut illustration of the letter 'L' integrated with human figures, a sun, and scales, set against a grid.

woodcut

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