Methods of book design : the practice of an industrial craft /
Williamson, Hugh.
Methods of book design : the practice of an industrial craft / Hugh Williamson. - 2nd ed. - London : Oxford University Press, 1966. - xv, 433 p. : front., ill., facsims., tables, diagrs ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-415) and index.
An introduction to book design -- The typescript -- Format -- Margins -- Composition -- Composing machines -- Choice of type for the text -- Text types -- Principles of text design -- Details of text design -- Display and ornament -- Preliminary and end pages -- Letterpress blocks -- Letterpress printing -- Surface and recess processes -- Colour -- Illustration -- Paper -- Bookbinding -- The jacket -- Casting off -- Estimating -- Intention and result -- The purposes of book design.
Book design
655.25
Methods of book design : the practice of an industrial craft / Hugh Williamson. - 2nd ed. - London : Oxford University Press, 1966. - xv, 433 p. : front., ill., facsims., tables, diagrs ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-415) and index.
An introduction to book design -- The typescript -- Format -- Margins -- Composition -- Composing machines -- Choice of type for the text -- Text types -- Principles of text design -- Details of text design -- Display and ornament -- Preliminary and end pages -- Letterpress blocks -- Letterpress printing -- Surface and recess processes -- Colour -- Illustration -- Paper -- Bookbinding -- The jacket -- Casting off -- Estimating -- Intention and result -- The purposes of book design.
Book design
655.25