The 1818 decks represent the luxury peak of the "Bold" project. Up to 82 (1-81 plus no. 0)hand-numbered decks were released into the world. The 1818 Experimental decks, in particular, belong to a run of 18 decks with hand-crafted, special gilding realized in Italy. Each participant was given the possibilityto choose the colour of the tucks and the deck to gild (Deluxe or STD). With 3 possible colours for the paper stock and 2 possible decks to gild, the experiment led to 6 combinations. Why 1818?Giambattista Bodoni’s Manuale Tipografico is considered one of history’s greatest typographical achievements. Among other things, Bodoni’s Manual of Typography explores the origins of the much-loved Bodoni typeface, which is a fundamentalelement for the Bold decks too. The book was first published posthumously in 1818.
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