The history and technique of lettering
by
Nesbitt, Alexander, 1901-1995.
Title
:
The history and technique of lettering
Author
:
Nesbitt, Alexander, 1901-1995.
ISBN
:
9780486402819
Personal Author
:
Nesbitt, Alexander, 1901-1995.
Edition
:
Dover ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Dover Publications, 1957.
Physical Description
:
xvii, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Note
:
First published in 1950 by Prentice-Hall under the title of Lettering: the history and technique of lettering as design.
Abstract
:
Presents an overview of the history of writing forms, from the earliest pictographs and hieroglyphs, to the work of twentieth century designers, and includes information on Roman lettering, humanistic writing and derivative fonts, the effects of the Industrial Revolution on lettering, and instruction on various writing techniques. Includes illustrations.
Reading Level
:
Adult Follett Library Resources.
Adult.
Subject Term
:
Lettering.