Display Type Evolution

How 19th-century display type arose from artistic interpretations of scribal hands and roman book faces.
A “fast-forward” graphical overview of text types from humanistic imitations of calligraphy to machine-worshiping fatfaces that launched the Age of Advertising.
In-depth discussion of 19th-century display type attributes: classification terminology defined, fieldmarks illustrated, key designers cited.
Importance of display types: how they affected commonplace literacy, demand for leisure-time reading, professional authors/poets, the publishing industry and public education.

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