Letter forms : typographic and scriptorial : two essays on their classification, history, and bibliography
"To understand the language and development of type is to know its history. Letter Forms is a collection of essays by and about Stanley Morison, adviser to Monotype, and the greatest type historian of our time. An essay by Beatrice Warde is an illuminating introduction to the man referred to as a "typographic firmament." In his own words Morison then relates the history of classifying typographical variations and delves into the literature on the subject of letterforms. Finally, the author uncovers the significance of the discovery of a 16th century manuscript by Horfei in the Vatican Library."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©1997
Hartley & Marks Publishers, Point Roberts, WA, ©1997
History
xiii, 129 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780881791365, 0881791369
34767370
Introductory note / by John Dreyfus
Recollections of Stanley Morison / by Beatrice Warde
On the classification of typographical variations
On some Italian scripts of the XV and XVI centuries
Originally published: Letter forms, typographic and scriptorial. New York : Typophiles, 1968, in series: Typophile chap book ; no. 45