An Essay on Geoffroy Tory Geoffroy Tory (1480-1533) was a true renaissance man; he was a professor, scholar, translator, poet, author, publisher, printer, bookseller, calligrapher, designer, illustrator, and engraver. Tory began his studies at the universities in Rome and Bologna. When he returned ... , one of which was Roman capital initials set into black squares that seem to come alive with meticulous floral designs and crible. In 1529, Tory published Champ Fleury (subtitled The art and science of the proper and true proportions of the attic letters, which are otherwise called antique lett...

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