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Typography : an encyclopedic survey of type design and techniques throughout history / by Friedrich Friedl, Nicolaus Ott, and Bernard Stein.
Language: English, French, German Publication details: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Publishing Co., c1998.Description: 592 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1579120237 :
- Z250.A2 F76 1998
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Reference Books | REF Z 250 .A2 F76 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Copy Type:02 - Reference | Not for loan | 625145 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-592) and index.
-- This book is the most detailed and comprehensive survey and history of typography and alphabets ever undertaken. It delineates an alphabetic history of our world civilization.-- Packed with information and 3,500 illustrations in full-color and black-&-white, it surveys the history of type design, type development and techniques, and chronicles the styles and fashions of letters on a page, from the origins of writing to the present day.-- It presents and reviews over 1,000 different typographers, designers, calligraphers, and artists as well as inventors, scholars, and theorists who have left their distinctive mark.
Text in English, French, and German.
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