Giovanni Mardersteig (1892–1977)
Author of The Officina Bodoni : an account of the work of a hand press, 1923-1977
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- Canonical name
- Mardersteig, Giovanni
- Other names
- Mardersteig, Hans (birth)
- Birthdate
- 1892-01-08
- Date of death
- 1977-12-27
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Jena (laurea|1915|law)
- Occupations
- printer
scholar
publisher
typographer
historian - Organizations
- Officina Bodoni
Stamperia Valdonèga - Awards and honors
- Gutenberg Prize of the City of Mainz (1968)
International Gutenberg Society for outstanding achievements in typography (1968)
Bodoni Prize of the City of Parma
Frederic W. Goudy Award (1972)
Grand Officer, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1954)
Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art in Gold (1962) (show all 8)
Honorary Foreign Corresponding member, Grolier Club (1964)
AIGA Medal (1968) - Relationships
- Mardersteig, Martino (son)
- Nationality
- Germany
Italy (naturalized 1946) - Birthplace
- Weimar, Germany
- Places of residence
- Leipzig, Germany
Montagnola, Switzerland
Verona, Italy
Valdonega, Italy (summer house in the valley) - Place of death
- Verona, Italy
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