An edition of Letterletter (2000)

Letterletter

an inconsistent collection of tentative theories that do not claim any other authority than that of common sense

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An edition of Letterletter (2000)

Letterletter

an inconsistent collection of tentative theories that do not claim any other authority than that of common sense

"This iconoclastic collection of essays on typography, writing and life is the work of master calligrapher, type designer, and teacher of lettering and design, Gerrit Noordzij. It forms an important contribution to the literature of type. Noordzij is also a type historian and theorist of lettering. His students constitute the Dutch School, which is now a dominant force in European type design.".

"Letterletter was originally a series of 15 issues of a journal published sporadically and distributed to a select few. As Robert Bringhurst notes in his introduction, the middle two pages of the first four-page issue of Letterletter held "more information on the structure and nature of letterforms than most professional typographers then working had ever seen in their lives."".

"Letterletter described itself as a journal of typographic metaphysics. It was also "a journal of typographic anatomy, typographic optics, and typographic geometry." Brilliantly written, often unexpected, and always fascinating, these letters open up new perspectives on the "science of art and the art of science."" "Letterletter will be an invaluable design tool and a pleasure to read and reread for all those who care about the written word."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Hartley & Marks
Language
English
Pages
178

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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Point Roberts, WA
Other Titles
Letter letter

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
686.2/2
Library of Congress
Z40 .N66 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 178 p. :
Number of pages
178

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6789558M
Internet Archive
letterletter00noor
ISBN 10
088179175X
LCCN
00049871
OCLC/WorldCat
45137603
Library Thing
3382317
Goodreads
487135

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