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.

type: The secret history of letters

Author:            Loxley, Simon.
Title:             Type : the secret history of letters / Simon Loxley.
Publisher:         London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2004.
Description:       vii, 248 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:             Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-243) and
                    indexes.
Subjects:          Type and type-founding--History.
Location:          College Library Main Collection, 3rd Floor, Room 3191
Call Number:       Z250 A2 L6 2004
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Location:          Memorial Library Stacks Regular Size Shelving
Call Number:       Z250 A2 L6 2004

By the way, if there are history of the book titles we lack, please let me know. 
We may be able to acquire them.