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The Greeks were interested in the sound value only, not in the picture value of the symbol, and, therefore, they probably did not notice that A, for instance, had ever been a picture of the head of an ox and that it was now drawn upside ...
The Greeks were interested in the sound value only, not in the picture value of the symbol, and, therefore, they probably did not notice that A, for instance, had ever been a picture of the head of an ox and that it was now drawn upside ...
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Since food is of primal importance, it is not surprising to find that he chose the ox—"Alef" (ah ́lef), or rather the head of the ox, for the characteristics of animals are chiefly embodied in the head. Not only was the ox important as ...
Since food is of primal importance, it is not surprising to find that he chose the ox—"Alef" (ah ́lef), or rather the head of the ox, for the characteristics of animals are chiefly embodied in the head. Not only was the ox important as ...
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The long neck and the peculiar angle of the neck in relation to the head could easily be represented. The Greeks made changes similar to those in other letters—they improved the shape and changed the name to "gamma.
The long neck and the peculiar angle of the neck in relation to the head could easily be represented. The Greeks made changes similar to those in other letters—they improved the shape and changed the name to "gamma.
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The early peoples recognized the value of the hand and the head and these members gave rise to the letters I and K, and Q and R respectively. The hand in profile bent at the knuckles and wrist gives us the character "yod" (the hand) as ...
The early peoples recognized the value of the hand and the head and these members gave rise to the letters I and K, and Q and R respectively. The hand in profile bent at the knuckles and wrist gives us the character "yod" (the hand) as ...
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The head of the fish, from which the letter N is pictured, was simplified even more than the head of the ox, in A. It no doubt represents the fisherman's viewpoint—not a swimming fish but a suspended one. The Greeks reversed the stroke ...
The head of the fish, from which the letter N is pictured, was simplified even more than the head of the ox, in A. It no doubt represents the fisherman's viewpoint—not a swimming fish but a suspended one. The Greeks reversed the stroke ...
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EDWIN ELIOTT WILLOUGHBY Printers Marks | |
THEIR FORMS AND DEVELOPMENT | |
RONALD B McKERROW Typographic Debut | |
Ligatures | |
ANNE LYON HAIGHT Are Women the Natural Enemies of Books? | |
CHRISTOPHER SANDFORD Printing for Love | |
EDWIN GRABHORN The Fine Art of Printing | |
HOLBROOK JACKSON THE TYPOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM MORRIS | |
CARL PURINGTON ROLLINS American Type Designers and Their Work | |
THEODORE LOW DE VINNE The Old and the New A FRIENDLY DISPUTE | |
ADVENTURER WITH TYPE ORNAMENT | |
SOME TENDENCIES IN MODERN TYPOGRAPHY | |
CLELAND Harsh Words | |
W A DWIGGINS EXTRACTS FROM AN INVESTIGATION INTO | |
MR MCG MR A MR L | |
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OSCAR OGG A Comparison of Calligraphy Lettering | |
EARNEST ELMO CALKINS The Book Job Print | |
G B S ANDR R C 18981948 | |
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advertising alphabet American appeared artist beauty become beginning called capitals cast century character colophon common COMPOSED copy decoration device early edition English example experience face fact Franklin friends give Greek hand head idea illustrations important impression interest invention issued Italy John kind known later less letter limited living look machine mark matter means mechanical mind natural never original ornaments perhaps period possible practice present printer printing private press produced publisher question reader reason result Roman rule seems sense space standards style Table of Contents taste things thought trade turn typography volume whole writing written
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| Título | Books and Printing; a Treasury for Typophiles |
| Autor | Various |
| Editor | Paul A. Bennett |
| Editor | Good Press, 2021 |
| N.º de páginas | 420 páginas |
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