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Modern Typography: An Essay in Critical History [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Robin Kinross (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 1997

In Tracing the history of typography from 1700 to the present, Robin?Kinross proposes a new understanding of modern typography, one based on something larger than a simple modernism of style. Modern Typography focuses on the type of a number of countries and contexts, and provides numerous visual examples and a fully annotated bibliography.

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About the Author

Robin Kinross is Publisher of Hyphen Press. He lives in London.

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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (December 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0907259057
ISBN-13: 978-0907259053
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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