Riccardo OloccoinCASTNotes on the rotunda types of the RenaissanceThey were the stock type for theological, legal and scholastic texts all over Europe, including Germany. Until the reformation marked…27 min read·Jun 23, 2020----
Riccardo OloccoinCASTEarly ‘non-Jensonian’ Venetian romansA carefully illustrated review of 15th-century types which were seldom employed in more than one printing office14 min read·Sep 24, 2019--2--2
Riccardo OloccoinCASTThe influence of Jenson on the design of romansEvidence tells us that all the roman lowercase letters to this day have been designed on the same framework as Jenson’s21 min read·Oct 23, 2018----
Riccardo OloccoinCASTThe Venetian origins of roman typeWhy Jenson’s and Spira’s model has to be found in the ‘Paduan style’ rather than in the script of Poggio or other Florentine humanists14 min read·Dec 19, 2017--4--4
Riccardo OloccoinCASTThe inner consistency of Gerard UngerAn interview with the Dutch type designer whose well-defined style has marked recent decades12 min read·May 17, 2017----
Riccardo OloccoinCASTNicolas Jenson and the success of his roman typeA close look at the earliest types cut in Venice shows that Jenson is one of the most important characters in the history of typography14 min read·Apr 4, 2017--7--7