![To contemporary eyes, the [Hypnerotomachia Poliphili] looks almost modern. The text is very readable. The typography, layout, and the way the text flows around the illustration; none of it looks out of the ordinary. When compared to other books of the time (e.g. take a look at a page from the Gutenberg Bible), its modernity is downright eerie.
Via Jason Kottke.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/H7Ql6FrJCbeoudkuX4d1dctx_500.jpg)
To contemporary eyes, the [Hypnerotomachia Poliphili] looks almost modern. The text is very readable. The typography, layout, and the way the text flows around the illustration; none of it looks out of the ordinary. When compared to other books of the time (e.g. take a look at a page from the Gutenberg Bible), its modernity is downright eerie.
Via Jason Kottke.
