Art in the Alphabet: A History of the Evolution of Hand Lettering

Art in the Alphabet

A History of the Evolution of Hand Lettering

By
Lewis Foreman Day
Lewis Foreman Day
2016 • 256 pages

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161 books

Linguistics

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How Dead Languages Work
Forbidden Words
Grammar and Gender
Language Myths
What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States

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32 books

Arts

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The Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era
On Cussing: Bad Words and Creative Cursing
Just my type
Mauve
Pentagons and Pentagrams: An Illustrated History
Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne

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113 books

Technology

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Life on the Screen
Morality by Design: Technology’s Challenge to Human Values
Never Use Futura
One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
Fabric of Civilization
Permanent Record

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23 books

Historical Linguistics

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Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language
A History of German: What the Past Reveals about Today's Language
Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary
Grammar and Gender
The Story of English in 100 Words
Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling, and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling
Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation