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Subject:      Font readability
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>Is there a report or publication in which different typefaces
>are compared/contrasted for a number of categories, including readability?


Books / Search: Find SUBJECT LEGIBILITY
Result: 15 citations

Citation 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Arps, Ronald Barthold.
TITLE:    Entropy of printed matter at the threshold of legibility for
            efficient coding in digital image-processing.
          Digital image-processing.
IMPRINT:  1969.
          ix, 107 p.

LOCATION: Engineering 3781 1969 .A (Library has c.1; c.2)

TOPICS:   Pattern perception.
          Optical data processing.
NOTES:    Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University.
          Bibliography: p. 105-107.
          Language: English   Year: 1969
          Item CSUGALA7996-B (Books)  ALA7996 (NOTIS)

Citation 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Zachrisson, Bror.
TITLE:    Studies in the legibility of printed text.
          The legibility of printed text.
IMPRINT:  Uppsala, Almqvist & Wiksell [1965]
          225 p. illus.

LOCATION: Green Library Stacks Z250.A4Z3

TOPICS:   Type and type-founding
          Printing
NOTES:    Akademisk avhandling--Stockholm.
          Includes bibliography.
          Language: English   Year: 1965
          Item CSUGALA9341-B (Books)  ALA9341 (NOTIS)

Citation 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Goudy, Frederic William, 1865-
TITLE:    Typologia; studies in type design & type making, with comments on the
            invention of typography, the first types, legibility, and fine
            printing [by] Frederic W. Goudy ...
IMPRINT:  Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California press, 1940.
          xviii p., 1 l., 170 p., 1 l. incl. front., illus. (incl. facsims.)
            plates, ports., typog. specimens. 28 cm.

LOCATION: Spec Coll Gunst Z239.V71 Z8 T9

TOPICS:   Type and type-founding.
          Printing--History.
          Printing--Specimens.
          California. University. Press.
NOTES:    "This edition of Typologia, is set in University of California old
            style types, designed by Frederic W. Goudy for the exclusive use of
            the University of California press and here used for the first
            time.  The book has been arranged by Mr. Goudy in collaboration
            with Samuel T. Farquhar, manager of the press, and printed at the
            press in August, 1940."
          Language: English   Year: 1940
          Item CSUGAKX0916-B (Books)  AKX0916 (NOTIS)

Citation 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   United States. National Bureau of Standards.
TITLE:    Legibility of alphanumeric characters and other symbols.
IMPRINT:  Washington, For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.s. Govt.
            Print. Off., 1964-
            v.

LOCATION: Physics 530.2.S257 ed.5

SERIES:   Its Miscellaneous publication 262-1
TOPICS:   Legibility (Printing)--Bibliography.
          Pattern perception--Bibliography.
NOTES:    U.S. Supt. of Docs. No. C 13.10:262-1
          Language: English   Year: 1964
          Item CSUGAKS6679-B (Books)  AKS6679 (NOTIS)

Citation 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Tinker, Miles Albert, 1893-
TITLE:    An experimental study of legibility, perception, and eye movement in
            the reading of formulae ... By Miles Albert Tinker. June 1927.
IMPRINT:  [1927]
          3 p. l., iii, 255 numb. l. incl. mounted illus., XVI pl., form,
            tables. 28 cm.

LOCATION: Green Library Stacks 153.61.T589 (Library has c.1; c.2)

TOPICS:   Reading, Psychology of.
          Eye--Movements.
NOTES:    Thesis (Ph.D.) - Leland Stanford Junior University, 1927.
          Type-written.
          Bibliography: l. 242-255.
          Language: English   Year: 1927
          Item CSUGAKA6978-B (Books)  AKA6978 (NOTIS)

Citation 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947.
TITLE:    Typologia : studies in type design & type making, with comments on
            the invention of typography, the first types, legibility, and fine
            printing / Frederic W. Goudy.
IMPRINT:  Berkeley : University of California Press, 1940.
          xviii, 170 p. : ill. facsims., ports. ; 27 cm.

LOCATION: Green Library Stacks Z250A2.G6

TOPICS:   Type and type-founding--California--History.
          Printing--California--History.
          Legibility (Printing)
          Printing--Specimens.
NOTES:    Language: English   Year: 1940
          Item CSUGADK9797-B (Books)  ADK9797 (NOTIS)

Citation 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Tinker, Miles Albert, 1893-
TITLE:    Legibility of print.
IMPRINT:  Ames, Iowa State University Press [c1963]
          ix, 329 p. illus., tables. 22 cm.

LOCATION: Green Library Stacks 094.24.T589

TOPICS:   Legibility (Printing)
          Type and type-founding.
NOTES:    Bibliography: p. 267-322.
          Language: English   Year: 1963
          Item CSUGADK4560-B (Books)  ADK4560 (NOTIS)

Citation 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Pyke, Richard Lionel, 1899-
TITLE:    Report on the legibility of print, by R. L. Pyke, M. A.
IMPRINT:  London, H. M. Stationery Off. [printed by Johnson, at the University
            Press, Oxford] 1926.
          123 p. incl. tables, diagr.  pl. 24 cm.

LOCATION: Green Library Stacks 610.6.M489 no.110

SERIES:   Medical Research Council (Great Britain). Special report series no.
            110
TOPICS:   Type and type-founding.
          Printing.
          Reading.
          Printing
          Reading
NOTES:    At head of title: Privy Council. Medical Research Council.
          "Glossary to typographical and other terms used in this report": p.
            117.
          Bibliography: p. [118]-123.
          Language: English   Year: 1926
          Item CSUGAAH8764-B (Books)  AAH8764 (NOTIS)

Citation 9 --------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947.
TITLE:    Typologia : studies in type design & type making, with comments on
            the invention of typography, the first types, legibility, and fine
            printing / Frederic W. Goudy.
IMPRINT:  Berkeley : University of California Press, 1940.
          xviii, 170 p. : ill. facsims., ports. ; 27 cm.

LOCATION: Item CSUG87-B93739 not yet cataloged; consult Special Collections

TOPICS:   Type and type-founding--California--History.
          Printing, Practical--California--History.
          Printing--Specimens.
NOTES:    Language: English   Year: 1940
          Item CSUG87-B93739 (Books)  ABB1821 (NOTIS)

Citation 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Rehe, Rolf F., 1935-
TITLE:    Typography : how to make it most legible / Rolf F. Rehe.
IMPRINT:  4th rev. ed.  Carmel, Ind. (P.O. Box 27, Carmel 46032) : Design
            Research International, 1981, c1974.
          80 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

LOCATION: Green Library Stacks Z250.A4R43 1981

TOPICS:   Legibility (Printing)
          Letter spacing.
          Type-setting.
          Printing, Practical--Make-up.
NOTES:    Bibliography: p. 65-78.
          Includes index.
          Language: English   Year: 1974,1981
          Item CSUG87-B43216 (Books)  AHR1057 (NOTIS)

Citation 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Mergenthaler Linotype Company.
TITLE:    The legibility of type.
IMPRINT:  Brooklyn, N.Y. [c1935]
          67,[1] p. illus. 18cm.

LOCATION: Spec Coll Rare Books Ref Z250.A4.M5

TOPICS:   Type and type-founding.
NOTES:    Ex libris Edward De Witt Taylor.
          Language: English   Year:
          Item CSUG907049-B (Books)  AGL7766 (NOTIS)

Citation 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Legros, Lucien Alphonse, 1865-
TITLE:    A note on the legibility of printed matter; prepared for the
            information of the Committee on type faces ...
IMPRINT:  London, H. M. Stationery Office, 1922.
          1 p.l., 18 p. 33 cm.

LOCATION: Spec Coll Rare Books Ref Z250.L52 f

OTHER:    Great Britain. Committee on type faces.
TOPICS:   Type and type-founding.
          Reading.
          Printing.
NOTES:    Language: English   Year:
          Item CSUG2873575-B (Books)  AEH6049 (NOTIS)

Citation 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Watts, Lynne.
TITLE:    Legibility in children's books; a review of research [by] Lynne Watts
            and John Nisbet.
IMPRINT:  Windsor, NFER [1974]
          104 p. illus.(some col.) 22cm.

LOCATION: Education Z246.W37

OTHER:    Nisbet, John Donald, joint author.
TOPICS:   Printing, Practical--Style manuals.
          Children's literature--Publishing.
          Books and reading for children.
NOTES:    Distributed in the USA by Humanities Press, New York.
          Bibliography: p. [100]-104.
          Language: English   Year:
          Item CSUG2015595-B (Books)  AEA5100 (NOTIS)

Citation 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Ryder, John, 1917-
TITLE:    The case for legibility / John Ryder.
IMPRINT:  New York : Moretus Press, 1979.
          77, [1] p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

LOCATION: Spec Coll Rare Books Ref Z116.A3.R96

TOPICS:   Book design--Addresses, essays, lectures.
          Printing--Addresses, essays, lectures.
NOTES:    Language: English   Year: 1979
          Item CSUG14504391-B (Books)  ADW0140 (NOTIS)

Citation 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHOR:   Ryder, John, 1917-
TITLE:    The case for legibility / John Ryder.
IMPRINT:  London : Bodley Head, 1979.
          77 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

LOCATION: Item CSUG12175820-B not yet cataloged; consult Special Collections

TOPICS:   Book design--Addresses, essays, lectures.
          Printing--Addresses, essays, lectures.
NOTES:    Language: English   Year: 1979
          Item CSUG12175820-B (Books)  AAS8260 (NOTIS)
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