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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Kelmscot alliam Morris Admiration for Morris led to the setting up of several private or amateur presses , which did excellent work in his spirit : notably the Doves Press , conducted at first by Mr. Cobden - Sanderson , an ex ...
Kelmscot alliam Morris Admiration for Morris led to the setting up of several private or amateur presses , which did excellent work in his spirit : notably the Doves Press , conducted at first by Mr. Cobden - Sanderson , an ex ...
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One of the modern criticisms of William Morris and the pri- vate presses that he inspired is that too much stress was placed on method . Method means how a thing is done and how a thing is done is of very vital importance if we want to ...
One of the modern criticisms of William Morris and the pri- vate presses that he inspired is that too much stress was placed on method . Method means how a thing is done and how a thing is done is of very vital importance if we want to ...
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THE TYPOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM MORRIS WILLIAM MORRIS is an ironic figure . His achievements not only missed their mark , but hit marks he was not aiming at . His printing is no exception . The masterpieces of the Kelmscott Press which he ...
THE TYPOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM MORRIS WILLIAM MORRIS is an ironic figure . His achievements not only missed their mark , but hit marks he was not aiming at . His printing is no exception . The masterpieces of the Kelmscott Press which he ...
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OTTO F EGE The Story of the Alphabet | 3 |
LANCELOT HOGBEN Printing Paper and Playing Cards | 15 |
WROTH The First Work with | 65 |
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alphabet American appear artist beauty become beginning called capitals cast century character colophon common COMPOSED copy decoration desirable device early edition English example experience face fact Franklin friends give Greek hand head idea illustrations important interest issued Italy John kind known later 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 |
| Contribuidores | World Publishing Company, George Grady Press |
| Edición | revisada |
| Editor | World Publishing Company, 1951 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 25 Ago 2009 |
| N.º de páginas | 417 páginas |
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