Palatino
Subtitle: the natural history of a typeface
By: Robert Bringhurst
Series: Publication / The Book Club of California -- no. 235; Publication (Book Club of California) -- no. 235
Publisher: The Book Club of California
Published: 2016
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780981959788
Subjects: Type and type-founding; Specimens; History; Printing; Letterpress printing; Graphic design (Typography)
Other titles: Natural history of a typeface
Description: "Provides a detailed ... history of the evolution of all members of the Palatino tribe: Foundry Palatino, Linotype Palatino, Michelangelo, Sistina, Aldus, Heraklit, Phidias, American Palatino, Enge Aldus, Linofilm Palatino, Zapf Renaissance, PostScript Palatino, Palatino Nova, Aldus Nova, and Palatino Sans. It includes new specimens of the foundry and Linotype faces printed by hand directly from the metal, as well as hundreds of color illustrations documenting the artistry and care expended in creating these components of our typographic heritage."--Publisher's website.
Notes: "This book was designed and (except for the letterpress pages) set in type by Robert Bringhurst. ... There are three hundred copies, each numbered and signed by the author, and an additional twenty-five copies hors de commerce, lettered B-Z."--Colophon.

Inserts: Each copy contains two additional specimens of printed letterpress by Richard Seibert – one from polymer plates, the other from handset Heraklit loaned for this purpose by Norman McKnight.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The measurement and nomenclature of printing type; title: I. From Medici to Michaelangelo; title: II. Haraklit, Aldus, and American Palatino; title: III. The retreat to two dimensions; title: IV. Lyricism reborn; title: V. Digital linotype; title: VI. Aldus Nova and Palatino Nova; title: VII. Palatino Unserifed; title: VIII. The ecology of letterforms; title: Appendix.