Showing Type: The Secret History of Letters by Simon Loxley
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Type is the bridge between writer and reader, between thought and understanding. This book treats typography as a measure of history. It is a guide through the history of letters and a study of their power. From fashion through propaganda and the development of mass literacy, it shows how typography has changed our world.
Important places
- Hammersmith (4)
- Avignon (41)
- Chicago (1,722)
- Dachau (16)
- Dessau (7)
- Dusseldorf (1)
- Leipzig (34)
- London (7,096)
- Luzern (14)
- Mayence (10)
- Milan (222)
- Munich (237)
- New York (7,400)
- Tours (11)
- Venice (842)
- Zurich (106)
Counties
Regions
- Sheffield (68)
- Birmingham (131)
- Hammersmith and Fulham (47)
- Zürich (128)
- Venezia (843)
- Nordrhein-Westfalen (235)
- Rheinland-Pfalz (63)
- Bayern (604)
- Sachsen-Anhalt (55)
- Sachsen (143)
- Paris (3,057)
- Vaucluse (56)
- Turin (80)
- Milano (226)
- Berlin (904)
- Illinois (2,704)
- New York (9,763)
- Lucerne (17)
- Indre-et-Loire (29)
Countries
- Egypt (2,000)
- France (7,260)
- United Kingdom (21,421)
- Italy (5,202)
- Switzerland (876)
- Germany (3,818)
- United States (64,950)
Other geographical areas
- Piedmont (96)
- Lombardy (413)
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (466)
- Alps (839)
- Veneto (954)
- Central Lowlands (North America) (1,334)
- Centre — Val de Loire (1,357)
- West Midlands (2,407)
- Midlands (2,795)
- Ile-de-France (3,166)
- Yorkshire and The Humber (6,115)
- North of England (7,026)
- Southern Europe (7,123)
- Greater London (7,856)
- North Atlantic Ocean (8,812)