Creator
Alexander Lawson (1913–2002)
Title
Anatomy of a Typeface.
Coverage
Boston
Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher
Date
1990
Subject
Octavo
Description
Unfortunately, the title of this otherwise excellent volume is misleading. To start with, it is not about “a” typeface; the book contains chapters on 29 different types, dating from around 1910 to 1960, and it discusses many more along the way, as well as more fonts contained in a couple of general chapters on blackletter fonts, script and decorative typefaces, and type making. Also, it is not the “anatomy” of the types which Lawson writes about; instead, there are encapsulated histories of the type designs under consideration.
Relation
PROVENANCE: David R. Godine