Subiaco

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Subiaco

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The private-press movement
…types for his own use: Subiaco, based upon Sweynheim’s and Pannartz’ semiroman of the 1460s, and Ptolemy, based upon a late 15th-century German model. The Ashendene Press books, like those of Morris, were often illustrated with wood engravings, and many had coloured initials.
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…types for his own use: Subiaco, based upon Sweynheim’s and Pannartz’ semiroman of the 1460s, and Ptolemy, based upon a late 15th-century German model. The Ashendene Press books, like those of Morris, were often illustrated with wood engravings, and many had coloured initials.
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