A History of the Old English Letter Foundries / with Notes, Historical and Bibliographical, on the Rise and Progress of English Typography.
De Talbot Baines Reed
Duração18h 38m
Sobre este audiolivro
A masterful, exhaustive journey into the metallurgical heart and artistic soul of the printing press in England. Tracing the fiery birth of typography, it uncovers the obsessive craftsmen and forgotten foundries that literally forged the shape of modern literature. Intricate rivalries, technological leaps, and the pursuit of perfect type are chronicled with immense detail and reverence. An essential, scholarly deep-dive for anyone captivated by the physical history of the printed word.
Detalhes do audiolivro
GêneroOther, History
Duração18 h 38 min
Narrado porOuça com mais de 1.000 vozes
FormatoeBook com áudio
Data de publicação5 de abr. de 2026
IdiomaInglês
Sumário
1CHAPTER I
2THE ENGLISH TYPE BODIES AND FACES.
3TYPE-BODIES.
4I.—ROMAN.
5ITALIC.
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6BLACK LETTER.
7SECRETARY.
8CHAPTER II.
9TYPE FACES (CONTINUED).
10THE LEARNED, FOREIGN, AND PECULIAR CHARACTERS.
11GREEK.
12HEBREW.
13ARABIC.
14SYRIAC.
15ARMENIAN.
16ETHIOPIC.
17COPTIC.
18SAMARITAN.
19SCLAVONIC.
20ETRUSCAN.
21RUNIC.
22GOTHIC.
23ICELANDIC, SWEDISH AND DANISH.
24SAXON.
25IRISH.
26MUSIC.
27BLIND.
28INITIALS.
29TYPE ORNAMENTS AND FLOWERS.
30CHAPTER III.
31THE PRINTER LETTER-FOUNDERS, FROM CAXTON TO DAY.
32CHAPTER IV.: LETTER-FOUNDING AS AN ENGLISH MECHANICAL TRADE. 1477–1830.
33CHAPTER V.: THE STATE CONTROL OF ENGLISH LETTER-FOUNDING.
34CHAPTER VI.: THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY FOUNDRY.
35CHAPTER VII.: THE STAR CHAMBER FOUNDERS, AND THE LONDON POLYGLOT.
36CHAPTER VIII.: JOSEPH MOXON, 1659.
37CHAPTER IX.
38THE LATER FOUNDERS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
39THOMAS GORING, 1668. JOSEPH LEE, 1669.
40ROBERT ANDREWS, 1683.
41JAMES GROVER, circ. 1675. THOMAS GROVER, his son.371
42GODFREY HEAD, 1685,392
43ROBERT MITCHELL,
44THE “ANONYMOUS” FOUNDRY.
45OXFORD FOUNDERS.
46CHAPTER X.
47THOMAS AND JOHN JAMES, 1710.: “MR. JAMES’S FOUNDERY.
48CHAPTER XI.
49WILLIAM CASLON, 1720.: “MR. CASLON’S FOUNDERY.
50CHAPTER XII.: ALEXANDER WILSON, 1742.
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