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Author Name: Morison, S.
Title: Politics and Script. Aspects of Authority and Freedom in the Development of Graeco-Latin Script from the Sixth Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. The Lyell Lectures 1957
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Publisher: London Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1972
ISBN Number: 0-19-818146-9 / 9780198181460
Seller ID: 010000898
361 pp., 187 ill. Edited and completed by Nicolas Barker. Flyleaf signed, 'W. McLeod' (University of Toronto professor) Cover is worn along lower portion of spine. Dust jacket is worn along edges, also several smaller tears, and it has a 3 inch vertical tear at bottom of spine. Dust jacket also has some discolouration. 'The history of lettering and its place in the history of the western world is the last of Stanley Morison's works. Based on his 1957 Lyell Lectures (seven papers), but much expanded and reworked before his death, this book provides a panoptic view of the origins and development of Graeco-Latin script over the last 2,000 years. Political, social, aesthetic, religious and commercial factors affecting letter forms are assessed and discussed, and numerous examples are illustrated.' (dust jacket)
Politics Script Lyell Morison Language Melos Greek Inscriptions Rome Latin Uncial Phyrygia Gaul Psalm Henry Martin Sixtus
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