02282cam a2200349Ii 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016008004100033020001800074035002100092040005400113041001800167050002300185245017000208260003100378300005600409500005700465500002000522520102500542546005101567650003601618650005301654650003801707650002701745650001601772655001201788655002001800655001401820700003401834700002701868700003701895a22341057SIRSI20260123154330.0170109t20172017gw a          001 0 eng d  a9783836565882  a(OCoLC)967835282  aYDXbengerdacYDXdOQXdCDXdICWdUKWOHdUtOrBLW0 aengagerafre 4aZ250.A2bT953 201700aTypeb: a visual history of typefaces and graphic styles, 1628-1938c/ edited by Cees W. de Jong ; with texts by Jan Tholenaar, Cees W. de Jong and Alston W. Purvis.  aCologne :bTaschen,c2017.  a720 pages :billustrations (chiefly color) ;c33 cm  aOriginally published as a 2 volume set in 2009/2010.  aIncludes index.  aFor The Love of Letters.  A history of fonts and graphic styles from 1628 to 1938 This comprehensive book offers a thorough overview of typeface design from 1628 to the mid-20th century. Derived from a distinguished Dutch collection, a series of exquisitely designed catalogues trace the evolution of the printed letter via specimens in roman, italic, bold, semibold, narrow, and broad fonts. Borders, ornaments, initial letters, and decorations are also included, along with lithographic examples, letters by sign writers, inscription carvers, and calligraphers. The first part of the book covers pre-20th century typeface, with texts by editor Cees de Jong and collector Jan Tholenaar. The second part covers the period from 1900 to the mid-20th century, and contains a historical outline by Alston W. Purvis. Featured type designers include: William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger.  aParallel texts in English, German, and French. 0aType and type-foundingxHistory 0aType and type-foundingxHistoryvPictorial works 0aType and type-foundingvSpecimens 0aType and type-founding 0a Technology 0aHistory 0aPictorial works 0aSpecimens  aJong, Cees deeeditoreauthor  aTholenaar, Janeauthor  aPurvis, Alston W.d1943-eauthor