Historic Printing Types (Classic Reprint): A Lecture Read Before the Grolier Club of New-York, January 25, 1885, With Additions and New Illustrations: ... and New Illustrations (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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This book focuses on the evolution of printing types from the invention of typography by Johannes Gutenberg to the development of Roman types by Nicolas Jenson. The author traces the changing preferences from the pointed Gothic types used by early German printers to the more fluid and elegant Roman types that became the standard for book printing. The book also explores the role of type design in the evolution of printing technology, from the hand-cut punches of early types to the standardized types of the industrial revolution. Through a detailed account of the lives and work of key figures in the history of type design, the author presents an engaging and informative account of the development of one of the most important and influential technologies in human history.
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Excerpt from Historic Printing Types: A Lecture Read Before the Grolier Club of New-York, January 25, 1885, With Additions and New Illustrations Historic Printing Types: A Lecture Read Before the Grolier Club of New-York, January 25, 1885, With Additions and New Illustrations was written by Theo. L. de Vinne in 1886. This is a 107 page book, containing 25072 words and 22 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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