Tholenaar J., Type. a visual history of typefaces and graphic styles 1628-1900 — 2009-
Аннотация: I was excited when Taschen announced the first volume of Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles, described as —This exuberant selection of typographic fonts and styles traces the modern evolution of the printed letter—*. Such language, including the title, is disingenuous, because this book is not a history. Type does contain a short essay by coauthor/coeditor Cees W. de Jong about type history, but it is poorly written and riddled with inaccuracies. Similarly bad are the captions that introduce each specimen. Many are obvious or inane statements such as —It was an honor to have one—s name set on such a lovely publication.— (p. 88), —This printer from Amsterdam evidently had a lot of customers in the countryside.— (p. 100) and —Back in time! Two lines, two different typefaces in a fantasy world.— (p. 243). Overall the writing feels like a draft rushed to press; it should have been fact checked and edited by a historian.
