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22 mar 2021 · English. Gill wrote, referring to the earlier issue, ‘It was one of the author’s chief objects to describe two worlds - that of industrialism and that of the human workman - & to define their limits’.
An Essay on Typography was first published in 1931, instantly recognized as a classic, and has long been unavailable. It represents Gill at his best: opinionated, fustian, and consistently humane.
Il Saggio sulla tipografia (An Essay on Typography) è il più importante contributo teorico di Eric Gill su questa materia, un testo tuttora essenziale per chiunque si avvicini all’arte delle lettere, alla loro forma e funzione. È un’opera che rispecchia esemplarmente il carattere dell’autore, la sua intelligenza irriverente e ...
An Essay on Typography is a 1931 book by Eric Gill about the history of typographical art and production. It has been considered a classic since its first publication. The influential graphic designer Paul Rand called it 'timeless and absorbing' in a review for The New York Times.
- Eric Gill
- 1931
15 lug 2019 · An essay on typography by Gill, Eric, 1882-1940. Publication date 1931 Topics Books, Printing Publisher ... Spine title: Typography Access-restricted-item true
Eric Gill's opinionated manifesto on typography argues that 'a good piece of lettering is as beautiful a thing to see as any sculpture or painted picture'. This essay explores the place of typography in culture and is also a moral treatise celebrating the role of craftsmanship in an industrial age.
Three-line review: Written in 1931, this extended essay explains and defends the nuances of typography in the face of industrialization. I most enjoyed the sections discussing what constitutes a letter and how letters come to be symbols that eventually become words with meaning.
