Sunday, June 22, 2008

Typeforms: A history (2007)

Newly received in Special Collections:


Author: Bartram, Alan, 1932-
Title: Typeforms : a history / Alan Bartram.
Publisher: London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2007.
Contents:
A brief history -- Venetian -- Italian old face -- Italic -- French old face -- Dutch old face -- Dutch old face/Caslon -- Dutch old face/Early transitional -- Early transitional -- Transitional -- Late transitional -- Modern -- Victorian display/Fatface -- Egyptian -- Clarendon -- Sanserif -- Grotesque -- Twentieth-century Roman -- Decorated -- From metal to digital.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.
Location: Special Coll. (Memorial Lib.): Reference, Non-circulating


If this title looks familiar, there's a reason: I rescued it from a comment once I got the hang of this blog business! In any event, the book has loads of good images.

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