The alphabetic labyrinth : the letters in history and imagination

by Johanna Drucker

Hardcover, 1995

Status

Available

Call number

P211.D75 1995

Collection

Publication

New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, c1995.

Description

The letters of the alphabet have been the source of some speculation since their invention almost 4000 years ago. Through research this text examines the many ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been used in political, spiritual and religious systems over two millennia. The book also presents the more general history of lettering, printing and calligraphy, as well as using colour illustrations to support the text. The book provides a source to historians studying art, culture or typography.

Language

Original publication date

1995

Physical description

320 p.; 27 cm

ISBN

9780500016084
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