Freedom of the Press
Corbeto, Albert, text and editing; Josep Ramoneda, introduction; Dustin Guerri, translation from Catalan to English; Elies Plana, illustrator
Published by Associacio de Bibliofils de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2023
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Hardcover. Number 10 of 50 copies of the English edition, of which twenty-two are numbered 1 to 22. There were three deluxe copies marked as A, B, and C; There were 25 copies numbered 26 to 50 for the Catalan edition. This is a powerful and ever relevant history of the development and evolution of the concept and adoption of the tenets of freedom of the press. "The French Revolution led to modern democracy. Terms like left-wing and right-wing, revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements, freedom, censorship, and silencing intellectual discourse were introduced and remain relevant. The texts of Condorcet (1776) and Bonald (1826) allow us to comprehend the debate that occurred in those times. Historian Albert Corbeto provides a background for the facts and contrasts them, recounting from a neutral standpoint the historical events that had a substantial impact on French and European society. There are many parallels between the past and present controversies. In today's geopolitically volatile world, there is a renewed and disturbing discussion about the nature and limits of various liberties, including freedom of the press.The French Revolution led to modern democracy. Terms like left-wing and right-wing, revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements, freedom, censorship, and silencing intellectual discourse were introduced and remain relevant." [Stanford University Library] Albert Corbeto is a professor of Typography and Book History in the Postgraduate degree on Advanced Typography and Typographic creation in Design Degree. He is in charge of publishing and other cultural activities at the Reial Academia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona, and also cooperates with the Associació de Bibliòfils de Barcelona. He has published several articles and monographs on Spanish typography as well as on other aspects of printing and book history. The illustrator Elies Plana is a Barcelona based book artist and printer who has been working in the field for the last 15 years. After studying fine arts at the art school of Olot, he joined the workshop of his father, Miquel Plana. He learned the craft and the different techniques by helping and assisting his father in the production of over 100 fine books. He not only learned the love for the books but also for the craftsmanship involved in every stage of producing them. In 2008 he started his own projects that vary from editions book, prints and special commissions. He works with different techniques, from linocuts and woodcut to etching, and uses lead and wood types to print the texts Bound with marbled paper boards with brownish orange spine and cover edges. Title in black to spine and with a title lable affixed to the front cover. The book is printed ono Fredigoni paper at Gràfiques Marti. The text has been composed with the font families Linotype Didot and Adob Garamond. Housed in a slipcase covered with the same orange cloth as the book's spine which is in turn housed in a brown cardboard folder with brown fabric ties. It is in fine condition. Measures 8.8 x 13 inches. 160 numbered pages. ARTB/030226.…
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- Title
- Freedom of the Press
- Author
- Corbeto, Albert, text and editing; Josep Ramoneda, introduction; Dustin Guerri, translation from Catalan to English; Elies Plana, illustrator
- Publisher
- Associacio de Bibliofils de Barcelona, Barcelona
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
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