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Alphabets and Other Signs

Julian Rothenstein, Mel Gooding (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

1993 | New edition
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-27741-6 (ISBN)

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This work brings together 130 rare and unusual alphabets, plus a wealth of printers' signs, monograms and trademarks. It contains original essays, pages from "Arts et Metiers Graphiques", the great pre-war French typography magazine, and many other features.

This book brings together 130 rare and unusual alphabets, plus a wealth of printers' signs, monograms, logos and trademarks. Containing original essays, pages from "Arts et Metiers Graphiques" - the great pre-war French typography magazine - and many other surprises, it is an unconventional collection of fascinating visual material. Designed for practical and creative use, it should be of interest to artists, poets, typographers and other professionals of the letter, word and sign.

An Introduction; "Arts et Metiers Graphiques"; French religious and political trademarks; homage to American typefounders; other alphabets; the spirit and the letter; Meccano alphabets and signs; ampersands, indicators, fleurons and other printers' cliches; lettering by hand; logos and trademarks; wood types; advertisements.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.10.1993
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	207 x 297 mm
Gewicht	790 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Desktop Publishing / Typographie
ISBN-10	0-500-27741-9 / 0500277419
ISBN-13	978-0-500-27741-6 / 9780500277416
Zustand	Neuware