Letterology
Friday, August 19, 2011

Book!s and More

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Silkscreened title on cover of Book!s , designed by John Alcorn. Below are 4 interior pages. I have no idea of the name of t...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Less is Mo

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A slightly edited photo from Last Shit's Flickrstream .

500 Years of Printing at a Glance

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Five Hundred Years of Printing , by S.H. Steinberg, Pelican Books, 1974 edition. A great resource on type, printing and book design.  :...

Moss Poetry

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After the previous fern post below, I can't think of a better segue  than moss lettering. This enviromental graffiti is the handwork of ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Cultivating Ferns & Fine Typography

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Being a native Northwestern girl, I am a big fern fan and friend of the frond. OK, the type on this Catalogue of Ferns is pretty damn nic...
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Russian Storybook Redux

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Last month I reported upon two beautifully illustrated Russian childrens' books and had lamented that I was unable to read either of th...
Monday, August 15, 2011

Historic Book Decoration

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Cover design and interiors, of a 1920 paper sample on historic book decorations from the S.D. Warren Paper Company of Boston. B...

A Fountain of Blackletter Text

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A very unusual title page from a German text, dated 1676. It is said to be an early example of concrete typography, and it can be yours for ...

BIOgraphy of a Book

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Sarah Bryant, of the  Big Jump Press  in Aurora, NY has been receiving all sorts of honors for her ne...
Friday, August 12, 2011

Alphabetical Wonders

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In Bologna, Italy in 1839, decorative artist Antonio Basoli published a fantastic set of lithographs for his book,  Alfabeto  Pi...
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LETTEROLOGY Letǝrälǝjē | noun 1. The study of characters and symbols of an alphabet representing one or more sounds used in speech. 2. written, typed or printed communication in the form of a document, a book, or manuscript. 3. literature: the world of letters 4. printing a style of letters, text or marks on paper or other substrate. 5. ephemera containing printed text and decorations 6. the intersection of typography, books and design
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