Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use; A - 3rd Edition

Daniel Berkeley Updike

ISBN 10: 0674503880 / ISBN 13: 9780674503885

Verlag: Harvard University Press, 1966

BIC Classification: HB. Weight in Grams: 666. . 2020. New. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780674503885

Inhaltsangabe:

In his comprehensive study of types from the earliest times to the twentieth century, Updike, founder of the famous Merrymount Press of Boston, traces the sequence of development in typography and discusses the relative importance of each period and the lesson that it holds for the modern printer. The 367 illustrations reproduce carefully selected pages from rare and beautiful books. The text constitutes a running commentary on the historical and artistic significance of these specimens, which exemplify the best work of printers and type founders from Gutenberg to Bruce Rogers. The closing chapters on choice of type and on the industrial conditions of the past and their relationship to the problem of printers today are particularly valuable.

Printing Types is the master work of a master printer, collecting in two volumes a wealth of material once scattered through widely diverse sources. Everyone interested in the graphic arts will welcome the reissue of this classic on the art of printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and ...
Verlag: Harvard University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1966
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New