Palatino The Natural History of a Typeface |
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Designed by:
| Bringhurst, Robert |
Author:
| Bringhurst, Robert |
Supplement by:
| Kelly, Jerry |
ISBN: | 978-0-9819597-8-8 |
Publication Date: | May 2016 |
Publisher: | Book Club of California, The
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $195.00 |
Book Description:
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Typographer, translator, cultural historian, poet, and linguist Robert Bringhurst presents a taxonomic study of the many iterations of the typeface Herman Zapf's Palatino, along with a broader overview of the cultural history of type design. This is an important book, writes David R. Godine, "that argues, as eloquently and as convincingly as has ever been argued, that type design belongs squarely in the humanist tradition, that it is as much a member of the fine arts as painting and...
More DescriptionTypographer, translator, cultural historian, poet, and linguist Robert Bringhurst presents a taxonomic study of the many iterations of the typeface Herman Zapf's Palatino, along with a broader overview of the cultural history of type design. This is an important book, writes David R. Godine, "that argues, as eloquently and as convincingly as has ever been argued, that type design belongs squarely in the humanist tradition, that it is as much a member of the fine arts as painting and printmaking and calligraphy."