book typography

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• typography — /tuy pog reuh fee/, n. 1. the art or process of printing with type. 2. the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them. 3. the general character or appearance of printed matter. [1635 45; < NL typographia, equiv. to Gk týpo(s)… …   Universalium

• Typography — Typographer redirects here. For the Typographer brand typewriter, see Typographer (typewriter). Not to be confused with topography or typology. In philately typography , especially in the case of 19th century stamps, refers to letterpress… …   Wikipedia

• TYPOGRAPHY — hebrew printing began about 1475, the date of publication of two books, one at reggio di Calabria and the other at piove di Sacco, near Venice. It is sometimes claimed that a group of undated and unlocated early Hebrew books by different printers …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• typography — Synonyms and related words: albertype, book printing, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, electronography, electrostatic printing, graphic arts, gravure, halftone engraving, history of printing, job printing …   Moby Thesaurus

• typography — ty|pog|ra|phy [ taı pagrəfi ] noun uncount the arrangement and appearance of the words and letters in a printed document, book, etc …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• typography — UK [taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ] / US [taɪˈpɑɡrəfɪ] noun [uncountable] the arrangement and appearance of the words and letters in a printed document, book etc …   English dictionary

• History of Western typography — Contemporary typographers view typography as craft with a very long history tracing its origins back to the first punches and dies used to make seals and currency in ancient times. The basic elements of typography are at least as old as… …   Wikipedia

• Rare Book School — (RBS) is an independent non profit (501.c.3) organization based at the University of Virginia supporting the study of the history of books, manuscripts, and related objects. Each year, RBS offers about 30 five day courses on these subjects. Most… …   Wikipedia

• Pioneers of Modern Typography — was a book written by Herbert Spencer in 1969.In both his Typographica journals and in Pioneers of Modern Typography , Spencer brought the typographical experiments and design history of Continental Europe to Britain and the English language. In… …   Wikipedia

• Modern typography — was a reaction against the perceived decadence of typography and design of the late 19th century. It is mostly associated with the works of Jan Tschichold and Bauhaus typographers Herbert Bayer, Laszlo Moholy Nagy, El Lissitzky and others.… …   Wikipedia

• History of typography in East Asia — For the article on the development of printing in Europe, see History of western typography .The Chinese invention of paper and the Chinese invention of woodblock printing [cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/647549/woodcut#tab …   Wikipedia