A Tally of Types

One of the major statements of typographical practice of its time.

List of contents

Preface Brooke Crutchley; Introduction Stanley Morison and P. M. Handover; The Tally Stanley Morison; Appendix A. Van Diijck Netty Hoeflake; Appendix B. Ehrhardt Harry Carter; Appendix C. Romulus John Dreyfus; Notes; Index.

Summary

Stanley Morison provided the impetus and judgement behind the programme of typographical revival carried through by the Monotype Corporation in the 1920s and early 1930s. The Tally is an account, historical, critical and functional, of the types cut under Morison's direction during this period.

Product details

• Authors: S. Morison, Stanley Morison, Morison Stanley
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780521097864
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09786-4
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 250 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, Bibliographies, catalogues