Five Hundred Years of Printing


Book Description

Five Hundred Years of Printing is essential reading for the book collector, the cultural historian, the professional publisher and book designer, and teachers and students of typography, graphic design and communications studies. It immediately became established as a standard work on its publication as a Pelican in 1955 and saw two new editions within twenty years.







Five Hundred Years of Book Design


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This study of five centuries of book designs looks at the successes and failures, and examines some classics of layout and production from Western Europe and America.










A History of Writing


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From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a format that everyone can follow. Steven Roger Fischer also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a useful reference for students and specialists as well as a delightful read for lovers of the written word everywhere.




The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe


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New illustrated and abridged edition surveys the communications revolution of the fifteenth century.