American Wood Type
1828-1900 - Notes on the Evolution of Decorated and Large Types
This is the first and most authoritative history of wood type in the United States. It tells the complete story of wood type, beginning with the history of wood as a printing material, the development of decorated letters and large letters, and the invention of machinery for mass-producing wood letters. The 19th-century heyday of wood type is explored in great detail, including all aspects of design, manufacture, and marketing, and the evolution of styles. Many related trades interacted with wood type production; the book examines the influence of lithography, letterpress, metal-plate and wood engraving, sign painting and calligraphy, poster…
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- ISBN: 978-1-73422-241-8
- EAN: 9781734222418
- Produktnummer: 37656474
- Verlag: Liber Apertus Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H28.6 cm x B22.1 cm x D2.3 cm 1'148 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 1148
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