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An Approach to Type / by John R. Biggs

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Identifier:REF.TS.0062

Collection:Reference Collection

Dimensions:135 p. illus. 26 cm

Creation dates:1962

created by: John R. Biggs

published by: Pitman Publishing Corporation

originates from: New York

Subject: Type and type-founding -- United States.

Description:A type specimen book that also introduces the reader to the study of type. With sections on size, legibility, classification, rules, and paper. Specimens include Albertus, Bembo, Centaur, Imprint, and Perpetua, among others. With black-and-white illustrations and facsimiles, a bibliography (p. 51-53), and a glossary (p. 133-136).