Jon and Chris discuss follow up books to read, tricks for beating the Vatican hoards, letter press documentaries, and canes that aren’t quite what they appear to be.
• The Perfectionists A new book by Simon Winchester we discussed last episode, which traces the impact that ever increasing levels of accuracy have had on our world
• Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling A book by Ross King
• Brunelleschi’s Dome
Another book by Ross King about a literal Renaissance Man who reinvented architecture
• Michelangelo’s David The original David, sculpted by Michelangelo, located in the Accademia Gallery of Florence
• Pressing On Film A documentary about letterpress printing in the modern age
• Linotype Film A more thorough & informative film on the subject of letterpress
• Making Faces Film A documentary about fellow Canadian Jim Rimmer’s quest to release a new type design both digitally & in the metal at the same time
• Walbaum Font Family A typeface first created by Justus Walbaum, circa 1800, remastered for the digital age and released in 2018 by Charles Nix, Carl Crossgrove, Juan Villanueva, and Lynne Yun,
• Canes A selection of unusual & rare antique canes
• Faberge Cigarette Case An example of a Faberge cigarette case, from the British Royal Collection
• Watchmaker’s Swiss Army Knife A video demonstration of the (now discontinued) Minathor 50 Swiss Army Knife for watchmakers
• Rams Documentary A soon to be released documentary about the legendary industrial designer, Dieter Rams
• Rams Interview The panel discussion with Dieter Rams that Jon referred to
• Rams’ Cane A photo of Dieter Rams with his cane
• Watch Cane French jewelled gold watch cane
• Patek Desk Clock An example of a ornamental desk clock produced by Patek Philippe
• Ornamental Turning An introduction to ornamental turning from the Society of Ornamental Turners