The Shaping of Our Alphabet: A Study of Changing Type StylesKnopf, 1955 - 228 pages |
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... stroke at the bottom and so gave us our G. As the Romans discarded the stylus for the pen , the stiff angles of many ... strokes in one direction are broad and those made at right angles to that direction are narrow . It was in the ...
... stroke at the bottom and so gave us our G. As the Romans discarded the stylus for the pen , the stiff angles of many ... strokes in one direction are broad and those made at right angles to that direction are narrow . It was in the ...
Page 44
... strokes joined at top and bottom by slanting cross - strokes . A line of let- tering seemed to consist almost entirely of these heavy up - and- down strokes , looking like a picket fence . A page of this black - face manuscript was not ...
... strokes joined at top and bottom by slanting cross - strokes . A line of let- tering seemed to consist almost entirely of these heavy up - and- down strokes , looking like a picket fence . A page of this black - face manuscript was not ...
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... strokes in italic . E. The Liner is what we should call a straight edge . F. The Flat Table has a true surface to test whether the face of the punch is square and true . G. The Blank Punch - a soft steel bar , carefully tempered , about ...
... strokes in italic . E. The Liner is what we should call a straight edge . F. The Flat Table has a true surface to test whether the face of the punch is square and true . G. The Blank Punch - a soft steel bar , carefully tempered , about ...
Table des matières
The Wonderful Attic | 11 |
The Word in the Beginning | 21 |
Printing and the Renaissance | 45 |
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The Shaping of Our Alphabet: A Study of Changing Type Styles Frank Denman Aucun aperçu disponible - 2012 |
The Shaping of Our Alphabet: A Study of Changing Type Styles Frank Denman Aucun aperçu disponible - 2012 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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