Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering - Softcover

Tschichold, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853316201 ISBN 13: 9780853316206

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

The introductory text provides a perceptive analysis of letter forms. Tschichold discusses lettering as a work of art, good and bad letters, older and recent letter forms, the use of capital and lower-case letters, word spacing, line spacing, the selection of appropriate letter styles, and the layout of groups of letters and signs.The type specimens are handsomely reproduced, most in their original size. Every alphabet was specially arranged by Tschichold, and forms a well-balanced graphic design. Many of the outstanding historical sources appear better here than in the often poorly printed originals. The book is identical to the original edition, first published in 1966, with a new introduction by designer and writer Ben Rosen.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853316201
• ISBN 13: 9780853316206
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240