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Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles
Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles
Description
Description
A connoisseur's overview of typeface design, Type offers a reliable history of elegant typefaces from 1628 to the mid-20th century. From an illustrious Dutch collection, the exquisitely designed catalogs trace the evolution of the printed letter through examples of roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and wide typefaces, as well as borders, ornaments, and initials.
A history of fonts and graphic styles from 1628 to 1938
This comprehensive collection offers a comprehensive overview of typeface design from 1628 to the mid-20th century. Derived from a distinguished Dutch collection, a series of exquisitely designed catalogs traces the evolution of the printed letter through examples of roman, italic, bold, semibold, narrow, and broad typefaces. Borders, ornaments, initials, and decorations are also included, along with lithographic examples, letters by signmakers, inscription carvers, and calligraphers.
The first part of the book focuses on pre-20th-century typefaces, with texts by publisher Cees de Jong and collector Jan Tholenaar. The second part covers the period from 1900 to the mid-20th century and contains a historical overview by Alston W. Purvis. Notable type designers include William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger.
The publishers and authors
Alston W. Purvis is a professor in the Visual Arts Division of the School of Arts at Boston University, USA. He is also the author of numerous books on graphic design.
Cees W. de Jong is a designer and publisher based in Naarden, the Netherlands. He has published numerous books on design, architecture, art, and graphic design and now works as a design/publishing consultant and author.
Jan Tholenaar was a collector of printed literature in all its various incarnations, particularly in the form of design catalogs and sample books. He lived in Amsterdam, where he passed away in 2009.
Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles
Hardcover, 25 x 31.7 cm
720 pages
English language
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