Palatino : the natural history of a typeface / Robert Bringhurst.
"Provides a detailed ... history of the evolution of all members of the Palatino tribe: Foundry Palatino, Linotype Palatino, Michelangelo, Sistina, Aldus, Heraklit, Phidias, American Palatino, Enge Aldus, Linofilm Palatino, Zapf Renaissance, PostScript Palatino, Palatino Nova, Aldus Nova, and P...
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| Other title: | Natural history of a typeface. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, California :
The Book Club of California,
2016.
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| Series: | Publication (Book Club of California) ;
no. 235. |
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| Summary: | "Provides a detailed ... history of the evolution of all members of the Palatino tribe: Foundry Palatino, Linotype Palatino, Michelangelo, Sistina, Aldus, Heraklit, Phidias, American Palatino, Enge Aldus, Linofilm Palatino, Zapf Renaissance, PostScript Palatino, Palatino Nova, Aldus Nova, and Palatino Sans. It includes new specimens of the foundry and Linotype faces printed by hand directly from the metal, as well as hundreds of color illustrations documenting the artistry and care expended in creating these components of our typographic heritage."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | "This book was designed and (except for the letterpress pages) set in type by Robert Bringhurst. The foundry type ... was handset in Stamford, Connecticut by Jerry Kelly. The Linotype metal was set by Davin Kuntze at the Woodside Press in Brooklyn, Jim Daggs at Ackley Publishing in Ackley, Iowa, and Michael Babcock at Linotypesetting in Allston, Massachusetts. The main text and illustrations were printed by five-color offset lithography at C&C (Zhōnghuá shāngwù cǎisè yìnshuā) in Shēnzhèn, Guǎngdong, on paper from the Yùlóng (Jade Dragon) mill in Lóngkǒu, Shāndōng. The letterpress portions were printed in Stamford, Connecticut, by Jerry Kelly on Mohawk Superfine, made in Waterford, New York. The principal type faces are Aldus Buchschrift and Palatino Sans. The type on the title page is foundry Palatino, Zapf Renaissance italic, and Aldus. There are three hundred copies, each numbered and signed by the author, and an additional twenty-five copies hors de commerce, lettered B-Z."--Colophon. Issued in slipcase. Edition of 300 copies and 25 copies hors de commerce. Inserts: Each copy contains two additional specimens of printed letterpress by Richard Seibert, one from polymer plates, the other from handset Heraklit loaned for this purpose by Norman McKnight. |
| Physical Description: | 292 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm + 2 pamphlets. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780981959788 0981959784 |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- California -- San Francisco. |