Books and Printing: A Treasury for TypophilesA collection of forty articles, poems, and essays by practitioners of the art of bookmaking. A unique feature of this book is that its articles are set in twenty-two different typefaces; thus it serves as a student's specimen book, affording an interesting comparison of the "color" and body of various composition faces while at the same time supplementing the comments of the typographic experts. More than one hundred illustrations of printers' marks, decorative bookplates, specimen pages, etc., complement the text--From publisher description. |
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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 ... Not only was the ox important as food but also as a beast of burden , for the ox had been harnessed to the plow ...
Since food is of primal importance , it is not surprising to find that he chose the ox- “ Alef ( ah'lef ) , or rather ... Not only was the ox important as food but also as a beast of burden , for the ox had been harnessed to the plow ...
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Its first essential is that the eye shall read instantly the three important facts that it has to tell : the title of the book , the name of the author , and the imprint . In the case of a business volume this means the merchandise or ...
Its first essential is that the eye shall read instantly the three important facts that it has to tell : the title of the book , the name of the author , and the imprint . In the case of a business volume this means the merchandise or ...
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White space is an important item of composing - room equipment - margins , blanks , etc. , being filled in with what are known as “ quotations . ” The selecting and arranging of these elements is known as Composition .
White space is an important item of composing - room equipment - margins , blanks , etc. , being filled in with what are known as “ quotations . ” The selecting and arranging of these elements is known as Composition .
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BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION Page | 3 |
LANCELOT HOGBEN Printing Paper and Playing Cards | 15 |
WROTH The First Work with | 65 |
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advertising alphabet American appeared artist beauty become beginning called capitals cast century character colophon common copy decoration device early edition English example experience face fact Franklin friends give Greek hand head idea illustrations important interest issued Italy John kind known later learned less letter limited living look machine mark matter means mind Morris natural never original ornaments perhaps period possible practice present printer printing private press produced publisher question reader reason relation Reprinted result Roman rule seems sense simple space standards style taste things thought tion trade turn typography volume whole writing written
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| Título | Books and Printing: A Treasury for Typophiles Volumen 259 de Forum books Forum books, F259 |
| Editor | Paul A. Bennett |
| Edición | revisada |
| Editor | World Publishing Company, 1951 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 9 Oct 2008 |
| N.º de páginas | 417 páginas |
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