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An Atlas of Type Forms

1968rif. BIBLIO-46370Lund Humphries London first edition 1968. Illustrated cloth folio 41 cm. 116 1 pp fold-out chart numerous ills. From the introduction: "This atlas is an attempt to show by illustration rather than by explaining in words the main changes in type forms over 500 years of printing. We have enlarged many of the most important types in the history of printing so that their shapes can be seen clearly and compared. We also show either actual size or only slightly reduced an original use of the type which further demonstrates its qualities; then follow enlarged letters and full alphabets of currently available types derived from or in the manner of the same historical original. We have used the broadly chronological headings of Old Face Transitional Modern etc rather than more sophisticated systems whose virtues are still being debated. Many types today have no very clear ancestry as under modern conditions the use of old type face designs is only possible after drastic revision ; but when learning about types the authors found it helpful to look at the designs of the past in their historical setting. There seemed to be a continuity in the changes in letter forms which made them easier to understand and identify and comparison with modern faces gave a useful insight into their nature. Equally important influences on the shapes of printed letters are the ways in which the type is cast and the techniques of printing. Books on these subjects and a short list of type histories will be found in the bibliography at the end of the atlas." Contents: Introduction; Roman inscriptional lettering; Scripts; Johann Gutenberg; Gothic and roman; Venetian; Old Face Italian; Old Face French; Old Face Dutch; Early Transitional; Transitional 59; Late Transitional; Modern; Display; Fat Face; Egyptian; Clarendon; Decorative display; William Morris; Twentieth - century roman; Grotesque; Index of typefaces; Specimen text settings; Short bibliography. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. Lund Humphries, London, first edition, 1968 hardcover

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