Author: MORISON, Stanley
Title: Letter Forms. Typographic and Scriptorial. Two Essays on Their Classification, History and Bibliography.
Description: Hartley & Marks Publishers 1997, XIII,129pp, Illustrated. Paperback. In very good condition. "To understand the language and development of type is to know its history. Letter Forms is a collection of essays by and about Stanley Morison, adviser to Monotype, and the greatest type historian of our time. An essay by Beatrice Warde is an illuminating introduction to the man referred to as a "typographic firmament." In his own words Morison then relates the history of classifying typographical variations and delves into the literature on the subject of letterforms. Finally, the author uncovers the significance of the discovery of a 16th century manuscript by Horfei in the Vatican Library.".
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Title: Letter Forms. Typographic and Scriptorial. Two Essays on Their Classification, History and Bibliography.
Description: Hartley & Marks Publishers 1997, XIII,129pp, Illustrated. Paperback. In very good condition. "To understand the language and development of type is to know its history. Letter Forms is a collection of essays by and about Stanley Morison, adviser to Monotype, and the greatest type historian of our time. An essay by Beatrice Warde is an illuminating introduction to the man referred to as a "typographic firmament." In his own words Morison then relates the history of classifying typographical variations and delves into the literature on the subject of letterforms. Finally, the author uncovers the significance of the discovery of a 16th century manuscript by Horfei in the Vatican Library.".
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Price: EUR 25.00 = appr. US$ 27.17 Seller: Boekhandel-Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers
- Book number: 65846
- Book number: 65846