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The Elements of Typographic Style
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The Elements of Typographic Style

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BookThe Elements Of Typographic Style
PublisherHartley & Marks Publishers
Copyright HolderRobert Bringhurst
Designed byRobert Bringhurst, Robert Slimbach, Martin Majoor
Printed and Bound byC & C Offset Printing Co., Ltd
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationVancouver, BC, Canada
Copyright1992
Copyright1996
Copyright2004
Copyright2005
Copyright2008
Reset1996
Revised Edition2004
Reset2004
Pages / Font382 pages / Text face, Minion Pro; captions, Scala Sans
Edition No.3.2
Barcode9 780881 792065
EAN 552995>
ISBN 13978-0-88179-206-5
Price$29.95 USD/$32.95 CAD
ChaptersForeword Historical Synopsis 1 The Grand Design 2 Rhythm & Proportion 3 Harmony & Counterpoint 4 Structural Forms & Devices 5 Analphabetic Symbols 6 Choosing & Combining Type 7 Historical Interlude 8 Shaping the Page 9 The State of the Art 10 Grooming the Font 11 Prowling the Specimen Books APPENDIX A: The Working Alphabet APPENDIX B: Glossary of Characters APPENDIX C: Glossary of Terms APPENDIX D: Type Designers APPENDIX E: Typefoundries Further Reading Afterword to Version 3.2 Index
NotesVersion 3.2 Copyright © 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2008 by Robert Bringhurst This version of the third edition incorporates updates to pages 1-4, 28, 32, 37, 43, 51, 55, 63, 64, 83, 91, 108, 113, 115, 119, 122, 160, 180-182, 198, 215, 221, 222, 230, 240, 246, 253, 259, 268, 271, 275-278, 284, 285, 288, 291, 294-297, 300-307, 309-314, 317, 318, 334, 335, 339, 341, 346, 348, 351-382. Designed, edited & typeset in Canada; printed & bound in China. ∞ The text face is Minion Pro, designed by Robert Slimbach. This is an enlargement and revision of Slimbach's original Minion type issued by Adobe Systems, Mountain View, California, in 1989. The captions are set in Scala Sans, part of a family of type designed in the Netherlands by Martin Majoor. The face was issued by FontShop International, Berlin, and its affiliates in 1994. The paper is Glatfelter Laid, made at the Spring Grove Mill in Pennsylvania. It is of archival quality and acid-free.
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