附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-243) and indexes.
Sine qua non; The naked letter: the anatomy of type; Introduction; 1. The adventure and the art: the obscure origins of a revolution; 2. Dynasty: in which William Caslon makes Britain the type centre of the world; 3. Garamuddle: when is a sixteenth-century typeface not a sixteenth-century typeface?; 4. The maverick tendency: the type and strange afterlife of John Baskerville; 5. 'Hideous Italians': thicks, thins and the rise of advertising type; 6. American spring: creating the modern age; 7. An awful beauty: the private press movement; 8. Under fire: Frederic Goudy, type star.
摘要:Type is fashion, type is history. From Gurenberg's first moveable type to the Internet, Simon Loxley weaves the story of letters through the history of our time. Type has grown out of ambition, jealousy, desire, treachery and love. Never again will you look at your letters, your bank statements, or your books in the same way.
