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Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History

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An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. The most detailed and comprehensive survey and history of typography and alphabets ever undertaken, packed with 2,000 illustrations.

592 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

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Friedrich Friedl

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October 24, 2023
A comprehensive work of the history of typography and issues relevant.

Provided in three languages, text is already reachable for a vast auditorium.

An academic work for a library shelf.
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November 9, 2008
A lot of historical information about typography, but just don't go deep enough for a real analysis.
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January 20, 2011
An epic tome with a fantastic historic overview of typography and typographers.
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