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This comprehensive catalog breaks down the numerous books, journals, personal notes, and papers comprising the Frank M. Preucil Collection for quick and easy reference…. More >>
Frank M. Preucil Collection: A Catalog of the Special Collection at the Edward H. Wadewitz Memorial Library of the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
Type Spaces
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Type Spaces examines pages of books printed and published by Aldus Manutius in Venice around 1500. By measuring the word-spaces, author Peter Burnhill discerns a system of measurement at work and comes up with the surprising suggestion that this printing shows a unified system of dimensions: of type size, of “leading” or line-increment, of line length, and of text area. He argues that the exceptional figures of Manutius and his punchcutter, Francesco Griffo, used a … More >>
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