{"product_id":"one-hundred-books-famous-in-typography-hardcover","title":"One Hundred Books Famous in Typography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSebastian Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a foundational aspect of publishing, from Gutenberg's press to today's digital type.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's common knowledge that the name Gutenberg and the words \"moveable type\" go together. What's far less known is that Garamond, Baskerville, and Bodoni aren't just font options in a word processing dropdown menu, but the names of some of the real punchcutters and type designers who raised the essential work of typography to the level of art. \u003cbr\u003e ​ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Books Famous in Typograph\u003c\/i\u003ey, the latest entry in the Grolier Club's prestigious Grolier Hundred series, is the story of art and technology working in harmony with each other, all the way from Johannes Gutenberg's ingenious development of a system for reproducing texts through the introduction of newer technologies like hot-metal line casting, phototype, and digital type. Featuring scholarly yet accessible context for the works discussed and their typographical significance, and illustrated with more than two hundred images, Jerry Kelly's book is the most comprehensive exploration yet of this essential facet of bookmaking and publishing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is a book and typography designer, a calligrapher, and the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eHermann Zapf and the World He Designed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 11.3 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47479682171058,"sku":"9781605830940","price":153.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/74de59fe1f55e6af7038c35a108cf396.webp?v=1779242943","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/one-hundred-books-famous-in-typography-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}