Type. A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles. 1455–Today. 45th Ed.
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A connoisseur’s overview of typeface design, this updated edition of Type offers a dependable history of elegant fonts from 1455 to the present day. Exquisitely designed catalogues trace the evolution of the printed letter through specimens in roman, italic, bold, narrow, and broad fonts, as well as borders, ornaments, and initial letters.
Type. A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles. 1455–Today. 45th Ed.
30For the Love of Letters
A history of fonts and graphic styles from 1455 to today
This comprehensive and completely updated collection offers a thorough overview of typeface design from 1455 to the present day. A series of exquisitely designed catalogues traces the evolution of the printed letter via specimens in roman, italic, bold, semibold, narrow, and broad fonts. Borders, ornaments, initial letters, and decorations are also included, along with lithographic examples, letters by sign writers, inscription carvers, and calligraphers.
Featured type designers include: William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger.
The editor and author
Cees W. de Jong is a designer and publisher based in Hilversum, the Netherlands. He has published numerous books on design, architecture, art and graphic design, and is now working as a design/publishing consultant and author.
Type. A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles. 1455–Today. 45th Ed.
Hadcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.09 kg, 504 pagesISBN 978-3-7544-0302-0
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