The Thames and Hudson manual of typography
Title:
The Thames and Hudson manual of typography
Author:
McLean, Ruari.
ISBN:
9780500670224
9780500680223
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Publication Information:
London : Thames and Hudson, ©1980.
Physical Description:
216 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series:
Thames and Hudson manuals.
Contents:
Historical outline -- Studio and equipment -- Legibility -- Lettering and calligraphy -- Letters for printing -- Methods of composition -- Paper -- Cast-off and layout -- Book design -- The parts of a book -- Jobbing typography -- Newspaper and magazine typography.
Abstract:
Examines the use of filmsetting, hot metal, and computers in setting type and how these systems have influenced book design.
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