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| Study of the letter "A" in 1526. |
At CAMA DERUTA about a year and a half ago we had the pleasure of enjoying the lecture of an Italian Professor teaching our artists how to write the Renaissance way.
We were delighted by knowing how Renaissance artists would have done the writing in Renaissance times. We did a full imersion in times past.
The inspiration for the Renaissance writing comes from the Latin classical culture: spaces between words were separated by triangles or leaves, letters were written with reinforces called "graces" in order to make reading easier from far. This technique was used for inscriptions on monuments and Churches, as you may notice when visiting the original art buildings in Italy.
In modern times this kind of writing in typography goes under the name of "serif fonts".
We loved the lesson and we will always remember that day. The Artists did their testing on a custom made platter for a special Cama customer. The outcome was really graceful!
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posted by Roberta Niccacci
