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Summary:

"A survey of major developments in type design from the fifteen to the twentieth century, grouped by historical period. Concise commentary about the type and its maker accompanies three photographs of each type. Begins with an overview of the history of type and its study"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Medieval types
• Italian renaissance types
• French renaissance types
• Baroque types
• Neoclassical types
• Rational types
• Nineteenth-century types
• Private press types.

Author/Creator:

Knight, Stan, 1937- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Historical types: from Gutenberg to Ashendene [by Knight, S.]

Subjects:

Type and type-founding — Specimens

Type and type-founding — History

Type designers — Biography

Type and type-founding

Type designers

Genres:

History

Specimens

Biographies

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-100) and indexes.

Physical Description:

103 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

Z250 .K625 2012

ISBNs:

9781584562986
1584562986

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 40021618590
[Unknown Type]: 40021607740

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2012028087

OCLC Numbers:

802891200