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Shady characters : ampersands, interrobangs and other typographical curiosities / by Keith Houston.
Van Pelt Library P301.5.P86 H68 2013a
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Houston, W. W. K. (W. W. Keith), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Punctuation--History.
- Punctuation.
- Paleography.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 340 pages : illustrations, facsimiles. ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London Particular, 2013.
- Summary:
- This book charts the lives of some of the most intriguing examples, from the pilcrow to the ampersand and reveals the bust and boom endured by punctuation with each new technological innovation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781846146473
- 184614647X
- OCLC:
- 862752868
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