Author: Friedrich NeugebauerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A manual on lettering from ancient Rome to the present with copious illustrations.
The Mystic Art of Written Forms
Author: Friedrich NeugebauerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A manual on lettering from ancient Rome to the present with copious illustrations.
Origins of Letterforms
Author: Friedrich NeugebauerThe Art of Written Forms
Author: Donald M. AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
ART OF WRITTEN FORMS is the first book since the early years of the twentieth century to treat in one comprehensive volume both the historical and practical aspects of letters and writing systems. Drawing together information and illustrations from historic texts and modern research, much of it rare and inaccessible, the book surveys the history, theory, materials, and techniques of calligraphy, typography, and constructed letters.
The Art of Written Forms
Author: Donald M. AndersonThe Mystic Art of Witten Forms
Author: Friedrich NeugebauerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lettering
Languages : de
Pages : 142
Book Description
Calligraphy
Author: Donald M. AndersonPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486272122
Category : Caligrafía
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the most widely read and consulted texts on calligraphy ever written, surveying in one comprehensive volume the history, theory, materials and techniques of calligraphy, typography and constructed letters. 500 illustrations.
Calligraphy
Author: Frick Fine Arts LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Golden Thread
Author: Ewan ClaytonPublisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619023504
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
From the simple representative shapes used to record transactions of goods and services in ancient Mesopotamia, to the sophisticated typographical resources available to the twenty–first–century users of desktop computers, the story of writing is the story of human civilization itself. Calligraphy expert Ewan Clayton traces the history of an invention which—ever since our ancestors made the transition from a nomadic to an agrarian way of life in the eighth century BC—has been the method of codification and dissemination of ideas in every field of human endeavour, and a motor of cultural, scientific and political progress. He explores the social and cultural impact of, among other stages, the invention of the alphabet; the replacement of the papyrus scroll with the codex in the late Roman period; the perfecting of printing using moveable type in the fifteenth century and the ensuing spread of literacy; the industrialization of printing during the Industrial Revolution; the impact of artistic Modernism on the written word in the early twentieth century—and of the digital switchover at the century's close. The Golden Thread also raises issues of urgent interest for a society living in an era of unprecedented change to the tools and technologies of written communication. Chief among these is the fundamental question: "What does it mean to be literate in the early twenty–first century?" The book belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who is inquisitive not just about the centrality of writing in the history of humanity, but also about its future; it is sure to appeal to lovers of language, books and cultural history.
W. A. Dwiggins
Author: Bruce KennettPublisher: Letterform Archive Books
ISBN: 9780998318004
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Bibliography on Writing and Written Language
Author: Konrad EhlichPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110889358
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 2896
Book Description
The bibliography offers information on research about writing and written language over the past 50 years. No comprehensive bibliography on this subject has been published since Sattler's (1935) handbook. With a selection of some 27,500 titles it covers the most important literature in all scientific fields relating to writing. Emphasis has been placed on the interdisciplinary organization of the bibliography, creating many points of common interest for literacy experts, educationalists, psychologists, sociologists, linguists, cultural anthropologists, and historians. The bibliography is organized in such a way as to provide the specialist as well as the researcher in neighboring disciplines with access to the relevant literature on writing in a given field. While necessarily selective, it also offers information on more specialized bibliographies. In addition, an overview of norms and standards concerning 'script and writing' will prove very useful for non-professional readers. It is, therefore, also of interest to the generally interested public as a reference work for the humanities.