A Brief Survey of Printing
ISBN: 978-13-342-0066-3
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 92
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from A Brief Survey of Printing: History and Practice<br><br>A note of European importance was struck by the printing which came from the Doves Press, Hammersmith, established in 1900 by Mr. Cobden-sanderson. Here the typograph ical genius of Emery Walker, which had hith erto been very largely an influence - a power behind the throne of good typography rather than an individual expression of creative work - expressed itself in the Doves type. This fount was modelled closely on Jenson's, and it made the Doves Press books the high water mark of the printing revival.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.