Main entry:

Carter, Sebastian, author.

Title & Author:

Twentieth century type designers / Sebastian Carter.

Edition:

New edition.

Publication:

New York ; London : Norton, 1995.

Description:

192 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
"A Norton professional book"--Title page verso.
"A Norton professional book"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frederic W. Goudy -- Bruce Rogers -- Rudolf Koch -- William Addison Dwiggins -- Eric Gill -- Victor Hammer -- Stanley Morison -- Hans (Giovanni) Mardersteig -- Jan van Krimpen -- Georg Trump -- Joseph Blumenthal -- Robert Hunter Middleton -- Jan Tschichold -- Berthold Wolpe -- Roger Excoffon -- Herman Zapf -- Aldo Novarese -- José Mendoza y Almeida -- Adrian Frutiger -- Matthew Carter -- Gerard Unger -- Sumner Stone -- Robert Slimbach -- Carol Twombly.
Kelly, J. One hundred books famous in typography, 86.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Since its first publication. in 1987, [this title] has become a standard reference work for typographers, designers and students alike. This new edition includes an examination of the latest technological developments in the design and composition of type, and introduces the work of some of the more recent designers to have made their mark in this century."--Dust jacket.

ISBN:

0393701999
9780393701999

Subject:

Type and type-founding History 20th century.
Type designers Biography.
Lettristes Biographies.
Type and type-founding.
Type designers.

Form/genre:

Biographies.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 120392
Call No.: ID Z250.A2 C3; ID:95-B2057
Status: Available