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The noblest roman : a history of the Centaur Types of Bruce Rogers / by Jerry Kelly & Misha Beletsky.
Van Pelt Library Z232.R67 K454 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelly, Jerry, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957.
- Rogers, Bruce.
- Type and type-founding--United States--History--20th century.
- Type and type-founding.
- Type designers.
- Roman type.
- Centaur roman type.
- History.
- United States.
- Centaur roman type--History.
- Roman type--United States.
- Type designers--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 120 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portrait ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Trade edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : David R. Godine Publisher ; Chicago : Sherwin Beach Press, 2016.
- Contents:
- Foreword by Amelia Hugill-Fontanel
- Type specimens
- Centaur in use at various presses
- Books printed in the orginal foundry centaur type
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Originally published in a limited, extra-illustrated edition, by the Book Club of California, 2016.
- Mounted facsimile on page 37.
- "Printed on Mohawk laid paper by offset lithography, with design and typography by Jerry Kelly."--Colophon.
- Printed in black and red. Illustrated title page, illustration and decorations in red.
- "Notes" (pages 104-113)
- ISBN:
- 9781567925821
- 1567925820
- OCLC:
- 950450732
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