1993: Division I
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Encountering the New World, 1493 to 1800.

Catalog of an exhibition by Susan Danforth, with an introductory essay by William H. McNeill.

Providence, Rhode Island: The John Carter Brown Library, 1991.

xxi, 87 p., illustrated (some color).

An allegorical figure of America boldly looks out at the reader from the cover, as a tantalizing invitation to open the book and pursue the topic. Within, the reader finds a thoughtful critical analysis of how visual images available to Europeans informed their view of the New World. An excellent introduction is followed by section narratives. The seductive and opulent design is achieved through a successful merging of typography, page layout, and reproductions of materials from the period, many illustrating the sophisticated developments in printmaking. Especially useful is the inclusion within the checklist of miniature reproductions of each item in the exhibition.

Colophon: "Designed by Gilbert Associates ... printed by Meridian Printing on Gleneagle paper. The typeface is Sabon, designed by Jan Tschichold in 1966. It is a variation of the Garamond style and was named after Jacob Sabon, a punchcutter from Lyon who is thought to have brought some of Garamond's matrices to Frankfurt.... [B]ound by The Riverside Group." Catalog produced in conjunction with an exhibition presented at the IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York City, and four other venues. Division One Winner, 1993. Exhibited courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin. (TS)

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