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Old Dickens at 15:09, 26 October 2017

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	Boddony is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Gunilla Goodmountain]] (sex isn't discussed amongst Dwarves: it's rather assumed that the two of them know which is which...).		'''Boddony''' is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Gunilla Goodmountain]] (sex isn't discussed amongst Dwarves: it's rather assumed that the two of them know which is which...).

	The two of them are the owners of the Movable Type Printing Device which enters [[William de Worde]]'s life rather abruptly and is the catalyst for the events of {{TT}}.		The two of them are the owners of the Movable Type Printing Device which enters [[William de Worde]]'s life rather abruptly and is the catalyst for the events of {{TT}}.

	In keeping with Pratchett's usual mastery of nudges towards human reality, both are well-named. The [[Roundworld]] ''Bodoni'' is a well-known typeface that was designed at the end of the eighteenth century by [[wikipedia:~~Giambattista_Bodoni~~\|Giambattista Bodoni]], ~~an Italian printer~~ who became the Director of the Press for the Duke of Parma.		In keeping with Pratchett's usual mastery of nudges towards human reality, both are well-named. The [[Roundworld]] ''Bodoni'' is a well-known typeface that was designed at the end of the eighteenth century by the Italian publisher [[wikipedia:Giambattista Bodoni\|Giambattista Bodoni]], who became the Director of the Press for the Duke of Parma.

	Goodmountain is a direct translation of ''Gutenberg''. Johann Gutenberg was the (German) inventor of movable type in the 1450s, most famously responsible for the Gutenberg Bibles - the first printed books in the Western World.		Goodmountain is a direct translation of ''Gutenberg''. Johann Gutenberg was the (German) inventor of movable type in the 1450s, most famously responsible for the Gutenberg Bibles - the first printed books in the Western World.


	==Annotation==		==Annotation==

Old Dickens at 03:38, 7 March 2014

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	Boddony is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Gunilla Goodmountain]] (sex ~~- or, rather, gender -~~ isn't discussed amongst ~~dwarves~~: it's rather assumed that the two of them know which is which...).		Boddony is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Gunilla Goodmountain]] (sex isn't discussed amongst Dwarves: it's rather assumed that the two of them know which is which...).

	The two of them are the owners of the Movable Type Printing Device which enters [[William de Worde]]'s life rather abruptly and is the catalyst for the events of {{TT}}.		The two of them are the owners of the Movable Type Printing Device which enters [[William de Worde]]'s life rather abruptly and is the catalyst for the events of {{TT}}.
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	Another member of Goodmountain's team is called Gowdie, another font, Gaudi - the architect of the famous church in Barcelona.		Another member of Goodmountain's team is called Gowdie, another font, Gaudi - the architect of the famous church in Barcelona.

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User: 1 revision: Discworld import

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Dromandkass at 10:22, 28 March 2012

2012-03-28T10:22:12Z

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{{Character Data
|title= Boddony
|photo=
|name= Boddony
|age=
|race= Dwarf

|occupation= Co-Owns the printing press used by [[William de Worde]] in {{TT}}.
|appearance=

|residence=

|death=
|parents=
|relatives=
|children=
|marital status= Dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Gunilla Goodmountain]].

|books= {{TT}}
|cameos=
}}

Boddony is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Gunilla Goodmountain]] (sex - or, rather, gender - isn't discussed amongst dwarves: it's rather assumed that the two of them know which is which...).

The two of them are the owners of the Movable Type Printing Device which enters [[William de Worde]]'s life rather abruptly and is the catalyst for the events of {{TT}}.

In keeping with Pratchett's usual mastery of nudges towards human reality, both are well-named. The [[Roundworld]] ''Bodoni'' is a well-known typeface that was designed at the end of the eighteenth century by [[wikipedia:Giambattista_Bodoni|Giambattista Bodoni]], an Italian printer who became the Director of the Press for the Duke of Parma.

Goodmountain is a direct translation of ''Gutenberg''. Johann Gutenberg was the (German) inventor of movable type in the 1450s, most famously responsible for the Gutenberg Bibles - the first printed books in the Western World.

==Annotation==

Another dwarf mentioned in {{TT}}, young [[Caslong]], is yet another sly nod to [[Roundworld]]. ''Caslon'' is a well-known typeface named after its creator William Caslon, who released it in the 1730s. It was a highly successful and popular typeface throughout Europe and America: the first printings of the American Declaration of Independence and Constitution were set in Caslon.

Another member of Goodmountain's team is called Gowdie, another font, Gaudi - the architect of the famous church in Barcelona.

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