Book Typography, 1815-1965: In Europe and the United States of America

Identifier:REF.TY.1958

Dimensions:XXIII, 401, [1] p. : il., 190 estampas ; 24 cm.

Copyright dates:1966

Subjects: Graphic design (Typography) -- History., Printing -- History., typography

Description:"This book... is not only the first symposium by leading printing historians of Europe and America to appear for many years, but takes a wider view within its limits of one and a half centuries. It is a particularly authoritative survey as the distinction of the contributors makes clear, and they have been individually responsible for suggesting the illustrations to their sections, and these total 192 pages of reproductions. The whole forms a unique combination of readable history of 150 years of book typography in relation to printing in general. It will prove an invaluable work of reference for many years to come, and provide a rich quarry for future writers."--dust jacket Table of Contents: Introduction / Kenneth Day-- Books in Belgium / Fernand Baudin-- The Typography of the French Book 1800-1914 / Gerard Blanchard-- The Half Century 1914-1964 / Maximilien Vox-- The Art of the Book in Germany in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries / Georg Kurt Schauer-- British Book Typography / P. M. Handover-- Book Printing in Italy from 1800 to the Present Day / Franco Riva-- 150 Years of Book Typography in the Netherlands / G. W. Ovink-- Book Printing in Switzerland / Willy Rotzler-- Book Typography in the United States of America / James M. Wells.