Civility Typefaces

Typography and Callygraphy under the Ancien Regime Category : General Rémi Jimenes F0007 : Collection : Histoire de l'écriture typographique Size : 21 x 29 cm/ 120 pages French Atelier Perrousseaux ISBN : 9782911220401 / 29,50 € Release date : Mar 01, 11 Rights available

The characters of civility is one of the most famous imitations of handwriting in typography. The typography interests historians but the works published so far have focused on the origins of this writing and its dissemination to the late Renaissance. This book presents the history and character of civility in an exploration of the relationship between typography and calligraphy.