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Author:

Southall, Richard.

Title:

Printer's type in the twentieth century : manufacturing and design methods / Richard Southall.

Publisher:

Oak Knoll Press,
Oak Knoll Press,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xv, 238 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Type and type-founding--History--20th century.
Type and type-founding--Digital techniques.
Computer fonts.
Typesetting--History--20th century.
Phototypesetting
Computerized typesetting.
Typesetting machines--History--20th century.
Printing--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index.

Contents:

Metal type -- Cutting type by hand -- Making designs for hand punchcutting -- Cutting type by machine -- Making designs for machine-cut type -- Hot-metal typesetting -- Fonts and typefaces in metal type -- Perpetua and Lutetia -- The photographic matrix -- Making type by photography -- Drawing characters for the Lumitype -- The design of Univers -- The search for speed -- Scanned-matrix photocomposition -- Fonts and typefaces in photomatrix manufacture -- Digital and numerical techniques -- Digital and numerical photocomposition -- Digital and numerical fonts -- Laser imagesetters and the Post-Script revolution -- The Stone typeface family -- Making type with programs -- Computer science and typography -- The Colorado typemaking project.

ISBN:

9781584561552
9780712348126
9781584561552 (Oak Knoll Press)
1584561556 (Oak Knoll Press)
9780712348126 (British Library)
0712348123 (British Library)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56752380
(OCoLC)60370104

LCCN:

2004057520

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)