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The Thames and Hudson manual of typography : with 188 illustrations
Author
Title
The Thames and Hudson manual of typography : with 188 illustrations / Ruari McLean.
ISBN
0500670226
Publication
London : Thames and Hudson, [1980]
Copyright Notice Date
©1980
Physical Description
216 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Local Notes
BEIN 2022 1446: Dust jacket, wiith Thames and Hudson price label. Bookplate of Harold Hugo, with manuscript note: to Wyatt. Presentation inscription from the author to Harold [Hugo]. From the E. Harold Hugo papers.
Summary
Examines the use of filmsetting, hot metal, and computers in setting type and how these systems have influenced book design.
Variant and related titles
Typography.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Series
The Thames and Hudson manuals
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-214) and index.
Partial contents
Historical outline
Studio and equipment
Legibility
Lettering and calligraphy
Letters for printing
Methods of composition
Paper
Cast-off and layout
Book design
Parts of a book
Jobbing typography
Newspaper and magazine typography.
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Handbooks and manuals.
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