invariably red background (every typeface having been designed exclusively for this work). Red is a dominant through-out the book, evoking as much the great tradition of. Italian-style bodywork as the builder's red overalls. Red even makes it onto the quire's edges, which is tinted red after binding So as to suit perfectly the paper chosen, namely a special offset paper whose natural touch differs form traditional coated papers,

the picture has been reworked beforehand, and its contrast set on a case by case basis in order to attain a strength and an mood complementary to the carrier.