Os Lusíadas

This diplomatic edition of The Lusíadas by Luís de Camões, is based on a copy of the princeps edition, printed in Lisbon by António Gonçalves in 1572 and now part of the University of Coimbra Library.
The text was composed in a bespoke humanistic italic, drawing inspiration from the characters used in the aforementioned first edition.

Colégio das Artes is teaching and research unit of the University of Coimbra operating in the field of contemporary art in relation to architecture, film and performing arts, with a transdisciplinary approach. Colégio das Artes promoted the edition of this book as part of the 2016 University of Coimbra cultural week.

Client

Colégio das Artes

Year

2016

Design

João Bicker

Type design

Daniel Santos

Photographs by
Daniel Santos