The elements of typographic style /
Robert Bringhurst.
- Third edition.
- 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-382) and index.
Foreword -- Historical synopsis -- The grand design -- Rhythm & proportion -- Harmony & counterpoint -- Structural forms & devices -- Analphabetic symbols -- Choosing & combining type -- Historical interlude -- Shaping the page -- The state of the art -- Grooming the font -- Prowling the specimen books -- Appendix A: The working alphabet -- Appendix B: Glossary of characters -- Appendix C: Glossary of terms -- Appendix D: Type designers -- Appendix E: Typefoundries -- Afterword to the fourth edition -- Further reading -- Index.
The fourth edition, fully revised enlarged and reset in 2012, further updated in 2017. Version 4.3 of the 4th edition (2019) includes many updates; see title page verso for a list of pages.
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Graphic design (Typography) Layout (Printing) Type and type-founding. Book design. Printing. Makeup (Printing) Graphic arts. Dummies (Bookselling) Documents, Printing of.