This iconoclastic collection of essays on typography, writing and life is the work of Gerrit Noordzij, a master calligrapher and teacher of lettering and type design at The Hague. Letterletter opens up whole new perspectives on not just the world of letterforms but on the world and the written word, in general. Occasionally cranky, always well-written and insightful, Letterletter is an invaluable design tool and, more importantly, a pure pleasure to read. As Noordzij notes, "Its lack of dignity, authority and tolerance could not prevent Letterletter from becoming a collectors item."
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'A STUDY OF WRITING' is the title of a famous book by Gelb who does not offer in it a study of writing but a history of orthography. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mannerist writing, mannerist prints, broad pen, punch cutting, broad nib, interrupted construction, type designers, western writing, text script Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stanley Morison, Middle Ages, Nicolete Gray, Printing Types, New Testament, Amy Worthen, Book of Kells, John Baskerville, Old Testament, Peter Karow, Simon Frysius, The Hague, Jacquemart Pilavaine, Low Countries, Mac Ikarus New!
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'A STUDY OF WRITING' is the title of a famous book by Gelb who does not offer in it a study of writing but a history of orthography. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mannerist writing, mannerist prints, broad pen, punch cutting, broad nib, interrupted construction, type designers, western writing, text script Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stanley Morison, Middle Ages, Nicolete Gray, Printing Types, New Testament, Amy Worthen, Book of Kells, John Baskerville, Old Testament, Peter Karow, Simon Frysius, The Hague, Jacquemart Pilavaine, Low Countries, Mac Ikarus New!
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- A Study of Writing (Phoenix Books) by Ignace J. Gelb on page 3, and page 48
- Why Not? by Shari Low on page 71
- The Waning of the Middle Ages by Johan Huizinga on page 140
- Stanley Morison by Nicolas Barker on page 137
- The Universal Penman (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography) by George Bickham on page 67
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