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Frederic W. Goudy
Creator
Thom, Robert A., 1915-1979
Summary
The most prolific as well as the most articulate of American type designers, Frederic W. Goudy, was also beginning a notable career at the turn of the century. In 1903, Goudy and his wife Bertha established the Village Press at Park Ridge, Illinois, later transferring their operations to New York. During his lifetime he designed more than 100 new type faces, among them Kennerley, considered by some experts the most beautiful since the works of the 18th Century master, William Caslon. He wrote "The Alphabet," "Elements of Lettering," "Typologia," and "A Half Century of Type Design," receiving many academic and graphic arts honors including the gold medals of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the American Institute of Architects before his death in 1947.
Title
Nicolas Jenson
Creator
Thom, Robert A., 1915-1979
Summary
The life of Nicholas Jenson, famed printer and renowned typographer, is the fascinating story of a Frenchman whose destiny was to bring everlasting glory to Italy. Commissioned by King Charles VII to master the secrets of printing for France, Jenson took his knowledge instead to Venice after learning of his beloved monarch's death. There he perfected the clarity, beauty and utility of his superb new Roman type face, a monumental contribution to the graphic arts.
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