Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles 1628-1900 (1)

Tholenaar, Jan

ISBN 10: 3836511010 ISBN 13: 9783836511018

Verlag: Taschen America Llc, 2009

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Presenta una historia visual de fuentes y estilos gráficos. Este libro ofrece una visión general de la novela del tipo de letra diseño, explorando algunas de las más bellas y notables ejemplos de Font catálogos de la historia de la publicación, con un énfasis en el período de los catálogos de color de mid-19th century a mediados del siglo XX, cuando se encontraba a su altura.

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Reseña del editor:

This title presents a visual history of fonts and graphic styles. This book offers a novel overview of typeface design, exploring the most beautiful and remarkable examples of font catalogs from the history of publishing, with a special emphasis on the period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, when color catalogs were at their height. Taken from a Dutch collection, this exuberant selection traverses the evolution of the printed letter in all its various incarnations via exquisitely designed catalogs displaying not only type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad, but also characters, borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations as well as often spectacular examples of the use of the letters. The Victorian fonts, sumptuous and sometimes unbelievably outrageous, are accorded a prominent place in this book. In addition to lead letters, examples from lithography and letters by window-dressers, inscription carvers, and calligraphers are also displayed and described. This title features 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.

Biografía del autor:

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. Jan Tholenaar is collector of the printed letter in all various incarnations through exquisite design catalogs and specimen books. He lives in Amsterdam.

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• Verlag: Taschen America Llc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 3836511010
• ISBN 13: 9783836511018
• Einband: Varios suministros
• Anzahl der Seiten: 360
• Herausgeber: De Jong Cees W.