本书的第壹部分涵盖20世纪前的字体,由编辑Cees de Jong和收藏家JanTholenaar撰文。
第二部分则涵盖1900年至20世纪中期的字体,由Alston W. Purvis撰写历史大纲。
本书还包括以下特色字体设计师:William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke,Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, JanTschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, 和AdrianFrutiger。
This comprehensive collection offers a thorough overview of typeface design from 1628 to the mid-20th century. Derived from a distinguished Dutch collection, a series of exquisitely designed catalogues traces the evolution of the printed letter via specimens in roman, italic, bold, semibold, narrow, and broad fonts. Borders, ornaments, initial letters, and decorations are also included, along with lithographic examples, letters by sign writers, inscription carvers, and calligraphers.
The first part of the book covers pre-20th-century typefaces, with texts by editor Cees de Jong and collector Jan Tholenaar. The second part deals with the period from 1900 to the mid-20th century, and contains a historical outline by Alston W. Purvis. Featured type designers include: William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger.
The author
Cees W. de Jong is a designer and publisher based in Naarden, the Netherlands. He has published numerous books on design, architecture, art and graphic design, and is now working as a design/publishing consultant and author.
Alston W. Purvis is professor of the visual arts division of the School of Arts at Boston University, USA. He is also The author of many books on graphic design.
Jan Tholenaar was a collector of the printed letter in all its various incarnations; especially in the form of design catalogs and specimen books. He lived in Amsterdam, where he passed away in 2009.
Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles