Editor: Philip B. Meggs
Publisher: Allen Lane, London
Publication: 1983, First Edition
Binding: Hardcover, section sewn
Pages: 511
Size: 220 x 285
Text: English
ISBN: 0713916095
PART I. Prologue: The evolution of graphic communications from prehistoric times until the invention of movable typography
- The Invention of Writing
- Graphic Communications in Ancient Egypt
- The Chinese Contribution
- The Alphabet
- The Medieval Manuscript
PART II. Origins: The origins of printing and typography in Europe and the design of the printed page
- Printing Comes to Europe
- The German Illustrated Book
- Renaissance Graphic Design
- An Epoch of Typographic Genius
PART III. The Industrial Revolution: The impact of industrial technology upon visual communications
- Typography for an Industrial Age
- Photography, the New Communications
- Tool
- Popular Graphics of the Victorian Era
- The Arts and Crafts Movement
- Art Nouveau and the Turn of the Century
PART IV. The Twentieth Century: The growth and development of modern graphic design
- The Influence of Modern Art
- Pictorial Modernism
- A New Language of Form
- 4he Bauhaus and the New Typography
- The Modern Movement in America
- The International Typographic Style
- The New York School
- Corporate Identity and Visual Systems
- The Conceptual Image
- A Global Dialogue
Condition: Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Former library title with usually stamps and inscriptions to end pages. Rubbing, marking, etc, to cover boards. Light tanning to interior. Please note that some product listings use stock imagery, so the item received may not be the item shown.
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