Type : the secret history of letters /
Type is fashion, type is history. From Gurenberg's first moveable type to the Internet, Simon Loxley weaves the story of letters through the history of our time. Type has grown out of ambition, jealousy, desire, treachery and love. Never again will you look at your letters, your bank statements...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2004.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120817 |
| Summary: | Type is fashion, type is history. From Gurenberg's first moveable type to the Internet, Simon Loxley weaves the story of letters through the history of our time. Type has grown out of ambition, jealousy, desire, treachery and love. Never again will you look at your letters, your bank statements, or your books in the same way. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-243) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1417556986 9781417556984 9781850433972 1850433976 1845110285 9781845110284 9780857717610 0857717618 1282695010 9781282695016 9780857730176 0857730177 |