Figure 314
Roman in Epithalamia Exoticis Linguis Reddita: Bodoni, Parma
From Library of Congress (scan)
1775
Such a book…issued in honour of the marriage of Marie Adelaide Clotilde, sister of Louis XVI, printed in Bodoni’s “first manner” from old style types, is a masterpiece; really magnificent in its types, their arrangement, and the superb engraved decorations which, for once, enhance the effect of the page. I think it one of his finest volumes.