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 (1,721)
Dachau (16)
Dessau (7)
Dusseldorf (1)
Leipzig (34)
London (7,094)
Luzern (14)
Mayence (10)
Milan (221)
Munich (237)
New York (7,400)
Tours (11)
Venice (842)
Zurich (106)
Counties
Cook (1,792)New York (8,072)
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)