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Long regarded as a divine gift, the alphabet has been seen not just as a collection of arbitrary signs but as the direct visual embodiment of meaning. Pythagoreans, Kabbalists, neo-Platonists, and medieval Catholic mystics regarded the alphabet as a code that explained the universe. Drucker (art history, Yale) examines these and other ideas about the origins and inherent meanings of the alphabet, relating them to their intellectual milieu. She also discusses developments in the forms of the letters. She notes, for example, how modern typefaces, first developed in the late 18th century, embody Enlightenment philosophy. Her well-written discussion is enriched with over 300 illustrations drawn from important texts and documents. A major study in the history of books and the history of ideas; recommended for academic and public libraries alike.
Joseph Rosenblum, Guilford Technical Community Coll., Jamestown, N.C.
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- PublisherThames & Hudson
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0500016089
- ISBN 13 9780500016084
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages1000
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