The Eternal Letter
Two Millennia of the Classical Roman Capital
$86.99
- Hardcover
270 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2015
Summary
A generously illustrated examination of the enduring influence of and many variations on the classical Roman capital letter.The fiftieth anniversary of Helvetica, the most famous of all sans serif typefaces, was celebrated with an excitement unusual in the staid world of typography and culminated in the release of the first movie ever made starring a typeface. Yet Helvetica’s fifty-year milestone pales in comparison with the two thousandth anniversary in 2014 of Trajan’s Column and its famous…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262029018 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262029014 |
| Author: | Paul Shaw |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 270 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2015 |
| Weight: | 1.55kg |
| Dimensions: | 292mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Codex Studies in Letterforms |
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This beautifully designed book traces the Roman capital and its progeny, shown in more than 400 full-color illustrations including Latin inscriptions, calligraphic interpretations, and modern incarnations on advertisements and movie posters. Full of essays by practitioners of typography and lettering, The Eternal Letter is richly detailed and visually captivating, offering a comprehensive examination—from stone carving to computer pixilation—of the classical Roman capital and its eternal power.
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Paul Shaw
Paul Shaw, an award-winning graphic designer, typographer, and calligrapher in New York City, teaches at Parsons School of Design and the School of Visual Arts. The designer or codesigner of eighteen typefaces, he is the coauthor of Blackletter- Type and National Identity and the author of Helvetica and the New York City Subway System (MIT Press). He writes about letter design in the blog Blue Pencil.
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