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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There is only one other thing in the world that is capable of stirring and altering men's minds to the same extent , and that ... to transfer and receive the contents of the mind that is almost alone responsible for human civilization .
There is only one other thing in the world that is capable of stirring and altering men's minds to the same extent , and that ... to transfer and receive the contents of the mind that is almost alone responsible for human civilization .
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When you listen to a song in a language you do not understand , part of your mind actually does fall asleep , leaving your quite separate aesthetic sensibilities to enjoy themselves unim- peded by your reasoning faculties .
When you listen to a song in a language you do not understand , part of your mind actually does fall asleep , leaving your quite separate aesthetic sensibilities to enjoy themselves unim- peded by your reasoning faculties .
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straight into the mind of the reader . It is tragically easy to throw away half the reader - interest of an advertisement by setting the simple and compelling argument in a face which is uncomfortably alien to the classic reasonableness ...
straight into the mind of the reader . It is tragically easy to throw away half the reader - interest of an advertisement by setting the simple and compelling argument in a face which is uncomfortably alien to the classic reasonableness ...
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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