Printing. An essay by William Morris & Emery Walker. From Arts & crafts essays by members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society

Name: Printing. An essay by William Morris & Emery Walker. From Arts & crafts essays by members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society
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Szerző: WILLIAM MORRIS

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Before a word is read, it is seen. In this luminous printing and typography essay, William Morris an...

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Szerző

WILLIAM MORRIS

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2019

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EAN

9789389265873

ISBN

9389265878

Enbook ID

22644235

Kiadó

Alpha Edition

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Méretek

152 x 229

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Before a word is read, it is seen. In this luminous printing and typography essay, William Morris and Emery Walker argue for pages that honour the eye as much as the mind. Their case is simple: the book is an artefact, and its making carries meaning. Walker, a master typographer, and Morris, designer and reformer, write with the urgency of people who have made books with their hands every day too. Good printing is a pleasure.

Drawn from an arts and crafts anthology, this classic essay collection piece distils the history of printing into practical, forceful ideas: clear type, generous margins, truthful ornament, and the quiet discipline behind fine press printing. It speaks to graphic design students as readily as to seasoned printers and bookbinders, bridging workshop know-how with aesthetic conviction. They show how spacing creates rhythm, why ornament must serve the text, and why readers trust pages built with restraint. Read it for its crisp account of nineteenth century typography and for its fierce defence of craftsmanship amid the pressures of Victorian England printing, where speed and cheapness threatened beauty.

Morris's influence helped ignite the private press movement, and this essay sits close to the Kelmscott Press legacy: a manifesto in miniature for book typography principles that still shape how we judge a well-made page. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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