The Obedience of a King of Portugal

The Obedience of a King of Portugal

Jane McCarthy, 1958

Description

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1959)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Designer
Jane McCarthy
Translator
Francis M. Rogers (with commentary by)
Author
the Staff of King John II of Portugal
Trim size
6 x 8 inches; Bulk: 0.5 inches
Pages
136
Price
$5.00
Quantity printed
500
Typefaces
10/13, 8/9 Linotype Times Roman (text), 14, 18, 24 Ludlow Nicolas Jenson; 9, 10 Linotype Times Roman
Compositor
North Central Publishing Company
Engraver
Weston Engraving Co.
Printer
North Central Publishing Company, Mickelson-Nygaard Co. (binding)
Printing methods
letterpress (from the slugs and line cuts), one color only (text in black, reproduction of original edition in red; two-color title page)
Illustrations
Pen-and-ink maps and chart; photographs of the original 15th century edition; reproduced in line
Paper
Mohawk’s 25 x 38 inches—80 Superfine Smooth Finish Ivory
Paper supplies
Intercity Paper Co.
Binder
A.J. Dahl Company
Binding
Bancroft’s Kennett natural finish 3612 sand over .088 binders boards, shelfback and front printed with red silk screen panel
Binding supplies
Albert D. Smith & Co., Inc.
Stamping
stamped over the silk screen in roll imitation gold foil
Endpapers
Mohawk’s Superfine Smooth Finish Ivory, 80-lb.
Endpaper supplies
Intercity Paper Co.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
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