A View of Early Typography: Up To About 1600

 

A View of Early Typography: Up To About 1600
A View of Early Typography: Up To About 1600
by Authors: Harry Carter , James Mosley
Released: June, 2002
ISBN: 0907259219
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Sales Rank: 59,676

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Glad to see this classic back in print

I came across the original edition of this fine book in the Cal Poly SLO library while doing other research, and knew I had to have it, so I got a used copy through abebooks.com. If youre anywhere nearly as obsessed with typography as I am, then youll be happy to hear its back in print again.

The text is very good (and much more scholarly than, say, Jan Tschicholds treatement of the field), but what makes the book truly magnificent are the beautiful specimen sheets. Youll find all the usual ones, including Gutenbergs bibles, Conrad Berners classic Garamond sheet, and Bembos De Aetna, but also some rare and illuminating ones, such as the Le Be that graces the cover of this reprint. Assuming Princeton Architectural Press hasnt to screw up the reproductions, youll find this edition to be one of the most prized in your typography collection.




 
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