Venice
Octavo Library · Number One
For the Coat Pocket
Letters cut close · matter held clear
The Narrow Leaf
A complete voice, closely fitted—made to leave the lectern and travel with the reader.
Make haste slowly
The page asks for no picture and no gilded beginning. Warm ink, a measured hand, and the pressure of one line upon the next are enough: the finest thought should be carried, not displayed at a distance.
Set in upright roman & chancery italic
One ink · one paper · one measure