Modern Typography: An Essay in Critical History 2022-11-14 Put these loose prints in

Put these loose prints in the drawers for a little exhibition

We’ll admit it: More often than not

We can’t answer that question

It’s a cormorant—and it’s black

Modern Typography: An Essay in Critical History 2022-11-14 Put these loose prints inThis one is a brisk tour through the history of Western typography, from the time (c. 1700 in France and England) when it can be said to have become modern. To trace the developments and shifts in modern typography, a spotlight is directed at different cultures in different times. Attention is given to ideas, to social context, and to technics, thus stepping over the limited and tired tropes of stylistic analysis. It is largely a reader with a small