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Typography

by Bernard Stein, Nicolaus Ott · 1998

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An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. The most detailed and comprehensive survey and history of typography and alphabets ever undertaken, packed with 2,000 illustrations.

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