Type Is Beautiful: The Story of Fifty Remarkable Fonts

by Simon Loxley

Behind every typeface is a story - who designed it, and why? What are its distinctive characteristics, and what cultural baggage does it carry?This book explores fifty of the most remarkable typefaces, dating from the birth of European printing in the fifteenth century (and the type used in the Gutenberg Bible - the first significant book to be printed in Europe) to the present day. It features key examples in the aesthetic development of typography...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185124431X
• ISBN13: 9781851244317
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Bodleian Library
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.6"