Type: a Visual History of Typefaces 2 Vol (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
720
Utgivningsdatum
2013-08-20
Förlag
Taschen GmbH
Illustratör/Fotograf
zahlreiche farbige Abbildungen
Illustrationer
Illustrations
Dimensioner
311 x 240 x 49 mm
Vikt
2996 g
Antal komponenter
2
Komponenter
2 Paperback / softbacks
ISBN
9783836544801

Type: a Visual History of Typefaces 2 Vol

A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles

av Cees W De Jong, Alston W Purvis, Jan Tholenaar
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2013-08-20

Slutsåld

Know your type. This is a visual history of fonts and graphic styles: 1628-1938. This book offers a connoisseur's overview of typeface design, exploring the most elegant fonts from the history of publishing. Taken from a distinguished Dutch collection, this exuberant two-volume edition traces the evolution of the printed letter via exquisitely designed catalogs, showing type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations are also included, along with lithographic examples, letters by signwriters, inscription carvers, and calligraphers. Featuring works by type designers including: 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. In order to accommodate a vast amount of material, we have divided this text into two volumes. The first volume covers pre-20th century typeface specimens, with texts by editor Cees de Jong and collector Jan Tholenaar. The second volume covers the period from 1900 to the mid-20th century, and contains a historical outline by Alston W. Purvis.
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The editors and authors: Cees W. de Jong is a designer and publisher based in Laren, the Netherlands. He has published numerous books on design, architecture and art, and is now working as a design/publishing consultant and author. He has also published many books on graphic design. Alston W. Purvis is professor of the visual arts division of the School of Arts at Boston University, USA. He is also the author on many books on graphic design. The late Jan Tholenaar was a collector of the printed letter in all its various incarnations, but especially exquisite design catalogs and specimen books. He lived in Amsterdam, where he passed away in 2009.

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