Fontology

Lezione 1 : Typeface anathomy

Letterform description, Measurement, Elements of a Font, Italic shapes, Font family and development

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Lezione 2: Typeface categories

Classification systems, Gothic letterforms, Reinassance letterforms, Mannerist letterforms, Baroque letterforms, Neoclassical letterforms, Romantic letterforms, 19th century letterforms, Realist letterforms, Modernist letterforms, Neohumanist letterforms, Expressionist letterforms, Contemporary letterforms

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Letteratura

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Robert Bringhurst,
The Elements of Typographic Style
Hartley and Marks Publishers

(ITA)
Gli elementi dello stile tipografico
edizione italiana a cura di Lucio Passerini,
Sylvestre Bonnard

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Storia della stampa e dei caratteri

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Lucien Febvre-Henri Jean Martin
The coming of the book: the impact of printing 1450-1800
Verso

(ITA)
La nascita del libro
Editori Laterza

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Warren Chappell, Robert Bringhurst
A Short History of the Printed Word
Hartley and Marks Publishers

(ITA)
Breve storia della parola stampata
edizione italiana a cura di Livia Cattaneo e Alessandro Colizzi,
Sylvestre Bonnard

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Richard Hollins
Graphic design: a concise history
Thames & Hudson

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Micro tipografia

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Jost Hochuli
Detail In Typography (Paperback)
Hyphen Press

(DE)
Das Detail in der Typografie
Niggli Ag

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(DE)
Friedrich Forssman, Ralf De Jong
Detailtypografie
Verlag Hermann Schmidt

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Nijhof & Lee international booksellers
Staalstraat 13a
1011 JK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
www.nijhoflee.nl

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www.oakknoll.com

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Blog

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www.typophile.com
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www.fontblog.de
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typefoundry.blogspot.com
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typographica.org

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