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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Bringhurst |
ISBN: | 9780881792119 088179211X 9780881792126 0881792128 |
OCLC Number: | 967670384 |
Description: | 398 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Foreword -- Historical synopsis -- The grand design -- Rhythm & proportion -- Harmony & counterpoint -- Structural forms & devices -- Analphabetic symbols -- Choosing & combining type -- Historical interlude -- Shaping the page -- The state of the art -- Grooming the font -- Prowling the specimen books -- Appendix A: The working alphabet -- Appendix B: Glossary of characters -- Appendix C: Glossary of terms -- Appendix D: Type designers -- Appendix E: Typefoundries -- Afterword to the fourth edition. |
Responsibility: | Robert Bringhurst. |
Abstract:
Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough revision and updating of the longest chapter, "Prowling the Specimen Books," and many other small but important updates based on things that are continually changing in the field.
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