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An Introduction to the History of Printing Types: An Illustrated Summary of the Main Stages ..., This classic work was originally published in 1961 and, unlike many other books about typography and printing, has stood the test of time. It has always been a scarce book, but those who have been lucky enough to have access to a copy would surely agree w, An Introduction to the History of Printing Types: An Illustrated Summary of the Main Stages ...

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An Introduction to the History of Printing Types: An Illustrated Summary of the Main Stages ...
Written by author Geoffrey Dowding
Published by Oak Knoll Press,US, 1998/07/01
This classic work was originally published in 1961 and, unlike many other books about typography and printing, has stood the test of time. It has always been a scarce book, but those who have been lucky enough to have access to a copy would surely agree w

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Acknowledgements

Preface

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Pt. I The Book Types

Gothic or Black-Letter 5

Roman, Venetian 19

Roman, Old Face 31

The Italics 43

The Aldine 43

The Vicentino 45

The Group which is the contemporary of old-face roman 53

The Intermediate or Transitional Romans 59

The Modern-Face Romans 75

The Modernized Italics 87

Old Style 97

Twentieth-Century Types 101

Pt. II The Display Types

Gothic Scripts 113

Latin or Renaissance Scripts 127

Decorated 145

Shaded 155

Fat Face 161

Antique or Egyptian 169

Shadowed or Three-Dimensional 175

Sans Serif 179

Reversed or Cameo 183

Ionic 187

Outline or Open 191

Clarendon 195

Calligraphic 199

Stencil 203

Typewriter 205

Miscellaneous Display Types 207

Notes on the Illustrations 209

App. I Stress or Shading 264

App. II Serifs 267

Bibliography 269

Index 273

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	Acknowledgements
	Preface
	List of Illustrations
	Introduction
Pt. I	The Book Types
	Gothic or Black-Letter	5
	Roman, Venetian	19
	Roman, Old Face	31
	The Italics	43
	The Aldine	43
	The Vicentino	45
	The Group which is the contemporary of old-face roman	53
	The Intermediate or Transitional Romans	59
	The Modern-Face Romans	75
	The Modernized Italics	87
	Old Style	97
	Twentieth-Century Types	101
Pt. II	The Display Types
	Gothic Scripts	113
	Latin or Renaissance Scripts	127
	Decorated	145
	Shaded	155
	Fat Face	161
	Antique or Egyptian	169
	Shadowed or Three-Dimensional	175
	Sans Serif	179
	Reversed or Cameo	183
	Ionic	187
	Outline or Open	191
	Clarendon	195
	Calligraphic	199
	Stencil	203
	Typewriter	205
	Miscellaneous Display Types	207
	Notes on the Illustrations	209
App. I	Stress or Shading	264
App. II	Serifs	267
	Bibliography	269
	Index	273