| Description |
116 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 37 cm |
| Contents |
Introduciton -- Roman inscriptional lettering -- Scripts -- Johann Gutenberg -- Gothic and roman -- Venetian -- Old Face Italian -- Old Face French -- Old Face Dutch -- Early Transitional -- Transitional -- Late Transitional -- Modern -- Display -- Fat Face -- Egyptian -- Clarendon -- Decorative display -- William Morris -- Twentieth-century roman -- Grotesque -- Index of typefaces -- Specimen text settings -- Short bibliography |
| Summary |
"This book contains many examples of type specimens which have been diliberately enlarged. These are intended to facilitiate the study and comparison of their shapes and principal features. Wherever possible these enlargements have been taken from 30pt letters. Some types, however, are not available in sizes larger that 14pt or even 9pt and in these cases the largest available size has been used as a basis." - page [4] |
| Notes |
First published 1968 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Subject |
Printing -- Specimens.
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Type and type-founding.
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Type designers -- History.
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| Author |
Bartram, Alan, 1932-
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| ISBN |
1853269115 |
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9781853269110 |
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