Typographie

Viac o knihe

Text in German and English. Translated into English by Michael Burke and George Pinter. The development of typography from hot-metal setting to computerized typesetting. Historical background of written languages, the alphabet. Also includes discussions of civil liberties issues and linkages between typography and other arts such as architecture. Proceeds to discuss modern, computerized typography. Glossary, bibliography and illustration credits. Slipcase very lightly soiled. 256 pages. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 4to.