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AbsoluFabulous! Visual feast for everything you want to know about the making of the print. If Gutenberg can only know what his invention of the printing press lead to.

Modernism:



Postmodernism:

Hilarious web page, "You're a Comic Sans Criminal. We're here to help you."

http://comicsanscriminal.com

Lithography, which greatly increased the flexibility of the printing process. Then photography and photolithography, colotype, etc. Movements of the early 20th century with the Futurists, Dadalists, Constructivists, etc.

The 18th Century has some of the most beautiful books and types, especially from the French, Redouté's gorgeous flower prints with Didot's fonts, and the Description de l'Egypte with numerous drawings by artists detailing everything seen during the voyage into Egypt as part of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801).

The 18th Century has some of the most beautiful books and types, especially from the French, Redouté's gorgeous flower prints with Didot's fonts, and the Description de l'Egypte with numerous drawings by artists detailing everything seen during the voyage into Egypt as part of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801).

The Dutch Golden Age:

A tolerant attitude helped to expand printing attracting people from varying areas. Banned authors from other areas, such as Descartes and Spinoza were able to publish freely. Increase in variety of topics.

Finished with the Decoration and Illustration chapter, and the French influence with type having more of an ornate flair. Interesting about emblem books, which contained pictures with multiple interpretations, poetry, then prose with explanation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_book

I've seen people embed images in here. Let's see...
Luca Paciolli, Divina proportione, Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the illustrators

We take books for granted, but during the 1400's and 1500's, a printer spends a career producing only around 100-150 books. BTW, Aldus Manutius came up with the italics.

We take books for granted, but during the 1400's and 1500's, a printer spends a career producing only around 100-150 books. BTW, Aldus Manutius came up with the italics..