Kontakia of Romanos, Byzantine Melodist

Kontakia of Romanos, Byzantine Melodist

Edward King, Columbia, Missouri, 1970

Description

The book is a first translation, which will have heavy use by analytical scholars requiring legibility and physical sturdiness. A straightforward approach was the solution for the line-for-line verse.

Special Features: Binding stamp made from woodcut illustration of Romanos rendered by Fritz Kredel from period source material.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1971)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Art director/designer
Edward King
Editor
Marjorie Carpenter
Size
7.75 x 11 inches
Pages
432
Quantity printed
edition of 2,000
Price
$22.50
Typeface
Monotype Bembo, 12/14 with display in Monotype Bembo
Compositor
William Clowes & Sons, Limited
Printer
Universal Lithographers, Inc.
Printing method
offset
Paper
Mohawk Superfine, 70 lb., Softwhite
Binder
L.H. Jenkins, Inc.
Binding materials
bound in Columbia Bradford Linen Natural on 98 pt. binder’s board
Endpapers
Strathmore Grandee Lugo Gray
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
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