One Hundred Books Famous in Typography

Jerry Kelly, Sebastian Carter

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Grolier Club of New York
06 May 2022

History of Art & Design Styles; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Typography & lettering; Press & journalism; Publishing industry

The story of a foundational aspect of publishing, from Gutenberg’s press to today’s digital type.

It’s common knowledge that the name Gutenberg and the words “moveable type” go together. What’s far less known is that Garamond, Baskerville, and Bodoni aren’t just font options in a word processing dropdown menu, but the names of some of the real punchcutters and type designers who raised the essential work of typography to the level of art.

One Hundred Books Famous in Typography, the latest entry in the Grolier Club’s prestigious Grolier Hundred series, is the story of art and technology working in harmony with each other, all the way from Johannes Gutenberg’s ingenious development of a system for reproducing texts through the introduction of newer technologies like hot-metal line casting, phototype, and digital type. Featuring scholarly yet accessible context for the works discussed and their typographical significance, and illustrated with more than two hundred images, Jerry Kelly’s book is the most comprehensive exploration yet of this essential facet of bookmaking and publishing.

By: Jerry Kelly, Sebastian Carter
Imprint: Grolier Club of New York
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 289mm, Width: 219mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 1.414kg
ISBN: 9781605830940
ISBN 10: 1605830941
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 06 May 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction One Hundred Books Famous in Typography Fifty Typefaces Famous in Typography Further Reading Selected Bibliography Index

Jerry Kelly is a book and typography designer, a calligrapher, and the author of numerous books, including Hermann Zapf and the World He Designed.

Reviews for One Hundred Books Famous in Typography

From the paper and handsome binding to the printing of the illustrations, every aspect of One Hundred Books Famous in Typography has been carefully considered. This is not just a book about letters, but a book about the evolution of the printed word. * Times Literary Supplement * Comprehensive. A major achievement * Sebastian Carter, author of Twentieth Century Type Designers * I am so impressed by the depth of research, elegance of [the] text, and the scope of theme. Bravo. * Steven Heller, School of Visual Arts *