To contemporary eyes, the [Hypnerotomachia Poliphili] looks almost modern. The text is very readable. The typography, layout, and the way the text flows around the illustration; none of it looks out of the ordinary. When compared to other books of the time (e.g. take a look at a page from the Gutenberg Bible), its modernity is downright eerie.

Via Jason Kottke.


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