Author: NESBITT, ALEXANDER.
Title: The History and Technique of Lettering.
Description: . (1950). Reprint New York, Dover, 1957. xvii,300pp. Illus. in b/w. 89 complete alphabets. Index. Bibliography. Wrs.*Thorough history of the development of letter forms from the point of view of the artist or typographer. It ranges from the earliest pictographs and hieroglyphics to the work of Larisch, Koch, Gill and other 20th century designers. Everything that is vital to understanding the major developments in letter design is either described or illustrated, from the time of the classical Roman capital to the present..

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