Printing Types, Their History, Forms, and Use, Vol. 2: A Study in Survivals (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
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Explore the history of typography through the ages with this richly illustrated guide.
This edition examines how printing traditions from the Netherlands, Spain, England, and America shaped type design, founding practices, and the craft of the page. It offers a careful, scholarly look at surviving forms, with careful notes that invite readers to see how letters carried culture across centuries.
- Learn how major foundries and printers influenced type design from the 16th to the 18th century.
- See illustrated specimens and examples that reveal the evolution of Roman, Italic, Black-letter, and display faces.
- Understand the practical and aesthetic choices printers made in different regions and eras.
- Gain context on the people, places, and workshops that kept typography alive through changing technologies.
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