How Typography Happens [Paperback]

Ruari McLean (Author)

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Publication Date: May 2000 | ISBN-10: 1584560193 | ISBN-13: 978-1584560197 | Edition: First Edition

The emergence of the typographer as a professional is examined by one of the best-known names in the field. Ruari McLean has designed hundreds of books for some of the most prominent publishers of this century. This work is based on his Sandars Lectures delivered at Cambridge University in the 1980s. Looking at the work of well-known typographers in England, America, France, and Germany, McLean explores the development of typography from the seventeenth century to the present. Co-published with The British Library.

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Oak Knoll Pr; First Edition edition (May 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1584560193
ISBN-13: 978-1584560197
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,304,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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