Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface

by Robert Bringhurst

The biography of one of world's most popular typefaces. "Whether one likes Palatino or not, Mr. Bringhurst's book is an instant classic."--The Wall Street Journal

Hermann Zapf was one of the great practitioners of the graphic arts and Palatino is probably the most widely known and used of all Zapf faces. Author Robert Bringhurst traces Palatino's development, with all its infinite permutations, and often invisible refinements...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567925723
• ISBN13: 9781567925722
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.3"