14336.pdf
The strangest Renaissance inscription is the dedication plaque of Poggio Bracciolini in the church of S. Maria in Terranuova Bracciolini. Over the course of eighteen lines, its letters morph from Florentine sans serif capitals to Imperial Roman capitals. The author theorizes that the gradual change...
| Γλώσσα: | English |
|---|---|
| Έκδοση: |
Firenze University Press
2022
|
| Διαθέσιμο Online: | https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/9788864539683_11 |
| id |
oapen-20.500.12657-56237 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
oapen-20.500.12657-562372022-06-02T03:24:07Z Chapter Poggio Bracciolini, an Inscription in Terranuova, and the Monument to Carlo Marsuppini: A Theory Shaw, Paul Poggio Braccioini Carlo Marsuppini Leonardo Bruni Renaissance inscriptional lettering The strangest Renaissance inscription is the dedication plaque of Poggio Bracciolini in the church of S. Maria in Terranuova Bracciolini. Over the course of eighteen lines, its letters morph from Florentine sans serif capitals to Imperial Roman capitals. The author theorizes that the gradual change was the result of Poggio Bracciolini coaching an untutored lettercutter in the subtle differences between the two styles of letters. Furthermore, there is a visual link between the letters of the Terranuova inscription and those of the inscription on the monument to Carlo Marsuppini in S. Croce that suggests Poggio played a role in its design. 2022-06-01T12:17:03Z 2022-06-01T12:17:03Z 2020 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788864539683_420 2704-6230 9788864539683 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56237 eng Atti application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 14336.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/9788864539683_11 Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-6453-968-3.11 10.36253/978-88-6453-968-3.11 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 9788864539683 38 14 Florence open access |
| institution |
OAPEN |
| collection |
DSpace |
| language |
English |
| description |
The strangest Renaissance inscription is the dedication plaque of Poggio Bracciolini in the church of S. Maria in Terranuova Bracciolini. Over the course of eighteen lines, its letters morph from Florentine sans serif capitals to Imperial Roman capitals. The author theorizes that the gradual change was the result of Poggio Bracciolini coaching an untutored lettercutter in the subtle differences between the two styles of letters. Furthermore, there is a visual link between the letters of the Terranuova inscription and those of the inscription on the monument to Carlo Marsuppini in S. Croce that suggests Poggio played a role in its design. |
| title |
14336.pdf |
| spellingShingle |
14336.pdf |
| title_short |
14336.pdf |
| title_full |
14336.pdf |
| title_fullStr |
14336.pdf |
| title_full_unstemmed |
14336.pdf |
| title_sort |
14336.pdf |
| publisher |
Firenze University Press |
| publishDate |
2022 |
| url |
https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/9788864539683_11 |
| _version_ |
1771297611121164288 |
