Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles, Vol. 1

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This book offers a novel overview of typeface design, exploring the most beautiful and remarkable examples of font catalogs from the history of publishing, with a special emphasis on the period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, when color catalogs were at their height. Taken from a Dutch collection, this exuberant selection traverses the evolution of the printed letter in all its various incarnations via exquisitely designed catalogs displaying not … More >>

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Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles, 1901-1938

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A visual history of fonts and graphic styles: volume 2

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Early Advertising Alphabets, Initials and Typographic Ornaments

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full-page plates present the best typographical design from the 15th through the 20th centuries, including 60 handsome alphabets, many examples of decorative initials and a dazzling assortment of headings, scrolls and flourishes, rules and panels, ornaments, ribbons, cartouches, borders and more.
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