The first and most authoritative history of wood type in the United States is now reissued in paperback. This book tells the complete story of wood type, beginning with the history of wood as a printing material, the development of decorated letters and large letters, and the invention of machinery for mass-producing wood letters. The 19th-century heyday of wood type is explored in great detail, including all aspects of design, manufacture, and marketing, and the evolution of styles. Many related trades interacted with wood type production; the book examines the influence of lithography,...
The first and most authoritative history of wood type in the United States is now reissued in paperback. This book tells the complete story of wood ty...
'Reality Hunger' is a manifesto for a burgeoning group of interrelated but unconnected artists who, living in an unbearably artificial world, are breaking ever larger chunks of 'reality' into their work. Shields explores the bending of form and genre, the lure and blur of the real play out constantly around us.
'Reality Hunger' is a manifesto for a burgeoning group of interrelated but unconnected artists who, living in an unbearably artificial world, are brea...
