Ratdolt’s Index characterum, the earliest known type specimen

Erhard Ratdolt was one of the most successful and acclaimed printers of the 15th century. He was also a pioneer of new techniques and in 1486 he printed the earliest known type specimen. In this essay Riccardo Olocco analyses the only surviving copy of this single sheet with a discussion on the circumstances of its production and descriptions and identifications of the roman and rotunda types according to existing bibliographical references. The pamphlet is accompanied by a facsimile of the original type specimen. Edited by Alice Savoie and Jérôme Knebusch in the Poem Pamphlet series.

Ratdolt’s Index characterum, the earliest known type specimen by Riccardo Olocco
Poem Pamphlet N° 3
English texts
24 pages, 12×20 cm
1 poster, 23,5×37 cm, folded
Offset print on uncoated paper
Glossy UV varnish
Saddle stitch binding
2020

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