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The visual history of type / Paul McNeil.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Laurence King Publishing 2017Description: 672 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9781780679761:
  • 9781780679761
  • 1780679769
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 686.22 23
LOC classification:
  • M3 2017
  • M36 2017
Contents:
A guide to the typeface tables -- 1450- -- 1650- -- 1800- -- 1900- -- 1950- -- 1980- -- 2000- -- Glossary.
Summary: "The Visual History of Type' is a comprehensive, detailed survey of the major typefaces produced since the advent of printing with movable type in the mid-fifteenth century to the present day. Arranged chronologically to provide context, more than 320 typefaces are displayed in the form of their original type specimens or earliest printing. Each entry is supported by a brief history and description of defining characteristics of the typeface"--From publisher website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A guide to the typeface tables -- 1450- -- 1650- -- 1800- -- 1900- -- 1950- -- 1980- -- 2000- -- Glossary.

"The Visual History of Type' is a comprehensive, detailed survey of the major typefaces produced since the advent of printing with movable type in the mid-fifteenth century to the present day. Arranged chronologically to provide context, more than 320 typefaces are displayed in the form of their original type specimens or earliest printing. Each entry is supported by a brief history and description of defining characteristics of the typeface"--From publisher website.

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