User Guide

Appendix D
A Short Bibliography of
Typography and Allied Subjects
by David S. Rose
Fontographer gives you the ability to create new digital
typefaces from your imagination, to recreate classic faces
that are otherwise unavailable in digital form, and to adapt
existing faces for your particular needs. As with any
powerful tool, the more you know of the history behind it,
the better able you will be to utilize it. The books listed here
are just a few of the many hundreds that have been written
on the subject of typography over three centuries, but they
will provide an excellent start for background reading in this
area.
While many of the works listed are classics in the field, not
all of them are currently in print. Those that are not
available from the publisher (or from reprint houses such
as Dover Publications) are generally available at most large
libraries, and may often be found at antiquarian dealers who
specialize in the field of Books about Books. A number of
such dealers are listed at the end of this bibliography.
Books marked with a bullet ( ) should be the easiest to find.
Overviews of Printing Types
Printing Types: An Introduction by Alexander Lawson
[Boston: Beacon Press, 1971] is a short (120 pages) easy-to-
read overview that is exactly as advertised: an introduction.
For over thirty years, Lawson has taught a course in the
history of printing types at the Rochester Institute of
Technology School of Printing, and this book grew out of
his need for a simple handbook on the subject for his
students. It is a well designed and illustrated inexpensive
paperback, and would probably be your best bet if you have
a casual interest in the subject and only want to read one
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