Greeting card from Tyszkiewicz, 1937, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski, all rights reserved
Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Piazza d'Azeglio 20 in Florence - the first headquarters of the Stamperia Polacca
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Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Symbol of Stamperia Polacca with the coat of arms of the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz family and the inscription "Dica Mus Bona Verba XII.1926 - XII.1956 Venit Natalis ad Aras" for the 25th anniversary of Stamperia Polacca, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski., all rights reserved
Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Stamperia Polacca symbol with the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz coat of arms and the inscription 'Mahister Samuel Typographus', from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski., all rights reserved
Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Coats of arms of Paris, Warsaw, Florence and ...? and the symbol of Stamperia Polacca with the coat of arms of the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz family on a graphic in front of the title page of the book "Barbican of Warsaw" by Kazimierz Wierzyński, 1940.
Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Kazimierz Wierzyński, 'Barbican of Warsaw' , 1940, Florence.
Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Dante Alighieri, 'New Life', 1283-1292, Polish reprint of 1934, Florence., Public domain
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Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Cennino Cennini, 'The thing about painting', 1437, Polish reprint of 1934, Florence., Public domain
Source: Polona
Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
Stamperia Polacca symbol with the coat of arms of Florence, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski.
Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence
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Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence

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Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence

In 1926, Samuel Tyszkiewicz decided to establish a Polish printing house, still known today as Stamperia Polacca. Its premises were initially located at Piazza d'Azeglio 20 in Florence, but later changed address several times.

The outhouse's first print was a monograph on the Italian sculptor and architect Bernardo Rossellino (1928 ) by Maryla Tyszkiewiczowa. This edition was much admired in Polish bibliophile circles, who described it as a "reliable work of art". The second book produced by the publishing house was Fiorenza , a work by Samuel Tyszkiewicz himself, telling the story of Florence and illustrated with woodcuts by Tadeusz Cieślewski (the son). In the following years, the publishing house issued many extraordinary prints, including the Polish and Italian editions of Adam Mickiewicz 's Crimean Sonnets , Cennino Cennini's Rzecz o malarstwo [The Thing about Painting ], and - considered the most beautiful edition of Stamperia Polacca - Dante Alighieri's The New Life . All the publications of the publishing house bore a special trademark, the central element of which was a double cross growing out of a heart. The upper part of the heart was inscribed with the letters MST, while the lower part initially bore the Florentine lily and, in later years, the Tyszkiewicz family coat of arms, Leliwa. The Tyszkiewicz publishing house produced 60 book editions and countless job prints: invitations, greetings, New Year's greetings, badges, programmes and diplomas. Each of these can be considered a work of typographical art. Tyszkiewicz, guided by the motto "spend beautiful things beautifully", took great care with the appearance of his books. Bound in parchment, the volumes were printed on handmade paper with the outhouse's watermark and decorated in an elaborate manner. Decorative woodcuts were placed on the inserts. The editions were accompanied by a colophon and signed by Tyszkiewicz with his own signature. Their value is enhanced by the fact that they were printed in a small edition of only 150-300 copies. The quality of the Stamperia Polacca publication soon made it well known throughout Italy and abroad. Tyszkiewicz's works were presented at prestigious exhibitions, where they won recognition, including the Grand Prix at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1937.

Time of origin:

1926

Creator:

Samuel Fryderyk Tyszkiewicz (typograf; Włochy, Polska)(preview)
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Greeting card from Tyszkiewicz, 1937, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Greeting card from Tyszkiewicz, 1937, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski, all rights reserved
Piazza d'Azeglio 20 in Florence - the first headquarters of the Stamperia Polacca Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Piazza d'Azeglio 20 in Florence - the first headquarters of the Stamperia Polacca
Symbol of Stamperia Polacca with the coat of arms of the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz family and the inscription "Dica Mus Bona Verba XII.1926 - XII.1956 Venit Natalis ad Aras" for the 25th anniversary of Stamperia Polacca, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski. Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Symbol of Stamperia Polacca with the coat of arms of the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz family and the inscription "Dica Mus Bona Verba XII.1926 - XII.1956 Venit Natalis ad Aras" for the 25th anniversary of Stamperia Polacca, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski., all rights reserved
Stamperia Polacca symbol with the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz coat of arms and the inscription 'Mahister Samuel Typographus', from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski. Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Stamperia Polacca symbol with the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz coat of arms and the inscription 'Mahister Samuel Typographus', from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski., all rights reserved
Coats of arms of Paris, Warsaw, Florence and ...? and the symbol of Stamperia Polacca with the coat of arms of the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz family on a graphic in front of the title page of the book "Barbican of Warsaw" by Kazimierz Wierzyński, 1940. Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Coats of arms of Paris, Warsaw, Florence and ...? and the symbol of Stamperia Polacca with the coat of arms of the Leliwa Tyszkiewicz family on a graphic in front of the title page of the book "Barbican of Warsaw" by Kazimierz Wierzyński, 1940.
Kazimierz Wierzyński, 'Barbican of Warsaw' , 1940, Florence. Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Kazimierz Wierzyński, 'Barbican of Warsaw' , 1940, Florence.
Dante Alighieri, 'New Life', 1283-1292, Polish reprint of 1934, Florence. Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Dante Alighieri, 'New Life', 1283-1292, Polish reprint of 1934, Florence., Public domain
Cennino Cennini, 'The thing about painting', 1437, Polish reprint of 1934, Florence. Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Cennino Cennini, 'The thing about painting', 1437, Polish reprint of 1934, Florence., Public domain
Stamperia Polacca symbol with the coat of arms of Florence, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski. Photo showing Stamperia Polacca - Polish printing house in Florence Gallery of the object +8
Stamperia Polacca symbol with the coat of arms of Florence, from the collection of Mr W. Kochlewski.

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