Coles, Stephen

The anatomy of type : a graphic guide to 100 typefaces / Stephen Coles ; foreword by Erik Spiekermann. - xv, 334 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 computer optical disk

Includes index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- How to use this book -- Glossary of typographic terminology -- The anatomy of type -- Type classification at a glance -- Key classifications features -- Humanist Serif -- Transitional Serif -- Rational Serif -- Contemporary Serif -- Inscribed/ Engraved -- Grotesque Sans -- Neo-Grotesque Sans -- Gothic Sans -- Geometric Sans -- Humanist Sans -- Neo-Humanist Sans -- Grotesque Slab -- Geometric Slab -- Humanist Slab -- Script -- Display.

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Type and type-founding--History
Printing--History
Type and type-founding--Specimens

Z250.A2 / C64 2012