Historic Printing Types (Classic Reprint): A Lecture Read Before the Grolier Club of New-York, January 25, 1885, With Additions and New Illustrations: ... and New Illustrations (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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This book focuses on the evolution of printing types from the invention of typography by Johannes Gutenberg to the development of Roman types by Nicolas Jenson. The author traces the changing preferences from the pointed Gothic types used by early German printers to the more fluid and elegant Roman types that became the standard for book printing. The book also explores the role of type design in the evolution of printing technology, from the hand-cut punches of early types to the standardized types of the industrial revolution. Through a detailed account of the lives and work of key figures in the history of type design, the author presents an engaging and informative account of the development of one of the most important and influential technologies in human history.

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