The Nebiolo Typefoundry, 1878-1978 - New critical assessments

Lazy Dog Press, ISBN 9788898030897,
Pb, 376 pgs, 19 x 27cm
Language: English & Italian
Acqn. 34174
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£41.00
The Nebiolo company of Turin was Italy's greatest type foundry on both national and international levels for most of the 20th century until its closure in 1978. Originating from a small type foundry established in 1852 and bought by Giovanni Nebiolo in 1878, Nebiolo was officially set up in 1880. By the turn of the century the company experienced a rapid commercial expansion that would lead it to successfully develop the production of printing presses, a sector in which it would dominate the Italian market until the 1970s. Nebiolo is especially remembered for its contributions in the field of typeface design. Its Studio Artistico - headed successively by Giulio Da Milano, Alessandro Butti and Aldo Novarese - released influential typefaces that had a strong impact on the history of 20th-century printing and graphic design in Italy and elsewhere. Due to the dispersion of the company archives, a critical evaluation of Nebiolo's heritage has been lacking until now. With this first international symposium, and the publication of its proceedings, the Nebiolo History Project offers at last an overview of the latest research on hitherto underinvestigated aspects concerning Nebiolo and its role in the history of industry and the graphic arts in Italy.