Jan Tholenaar

This title presents a visual history of fonts and graphic styles. This book offers a novel overview of typeface design, exploring the most beautiful and remarkable examples of font catalogs from the history of publishing, with a special emphasis on the period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, when color catalogs were at their height. Taken from a Dutch collection, this exuberant selection traverses the evolution of the printed letter in all its various incarnations via exquisitely designed catalogs displaying not only type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad, but also characters, borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations as well as often spectacular examples of the use of the letters. The Victorian fonts, sumptuous and sometimes unbelievably outrageous, are accorded a prominent place in this book. In addition to lead letters, examples from lithography and letters by window-dressers, inscription carvers, and calligraphers are also displayed and described. This title features works by type designers including: William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A.M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger.

A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles 1628-1900

Type

Cees W. de Jong

Alston W. Purvis

Know your type: A history of fonts and graphic styles from 1628 to 1938 This compact yet comprehensive book offers a thorough overview of typeface design from 1628 to the mid-20th century. Derived from a distinguished Dutch collection, a series of exquisitely designed catalogs trace the evolution of the printed letter via specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Borders, ornaments, initial letters, and decorations are also included, along with lithographic examples, letters by sign writers, inscription carvers, and calligraphers. The first part of the book covers pre-20th century typeface, with texts by editor Cees de Jong and collector Jan Tholenaar. The second part covers the period from 1900 to the mid-20th century, and contains a historical outline by Alston W. Purvis. Featured type designers include: William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger. About the series: Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia. Bookworm's delight -- never bore, always excite!

A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles

I due volumi di questo elegante cofanetto presentano i caratteri tipografici di una famosa collezione danese e ripercorrono la storia della stampa: il primo volume raccoglie caratteri anteriori al ventesimo secolo, corredati dal commento del curatore Cees de Jong e del collezionista Jan Tholenaar, il secondo è invece incentrato sul Novecento, con un excursus storico a cura di Altson W. Purvis.

Type: 1901-1938

Cees de Jong

Ouvrage de spécialiste sur l'univers de la création typographique, Type offre une histoire authentique des polices les plus élégantes de 1628 au milieu du XXe siècle. Réalisés à partir d'une prestigieuse collection néerlandaise, cette réunion de catalogues à la mise en page raffinée retrace l'évolution de la lettre imprimée à travers différents types de caractères — romain, italique, gras, semi-gras, étroit et large — ainsi que des frises, des ornements et des lettrines.

Jan Tholenaar

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