"The Elements of Typographic Style is more than a style guide. It is also a brief history of typographic art, a lucid and compact encyclopedia of typographic symbols, concepts and traditions, and a...tour of the technologies employed, both old and new." - front matter
Contents: Foreword -- Historical Synopsis -- The Grand Design -- Rhythm and Proportion -- Harmony and Counterpoint -- Structural Forms and Devices -- Analphabetic Symbols -- Choosing and Combining Type -- Historical Interlude -- Shaping the Page -- The State of Art -- Grooming the Font -- Prowling the Specimen Books -- Appendix A: The Working Alphabet -- Appendix B: Glossary of Characters -- Appendix C: Glossary of Terms -- Appendix D: Type Designers-- Appendix E: Typefoundries -- Afterword to the fourth edition -- Further Reading -- Index.