Theodore Rosendorf
The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is comprised of a thousand facts on the form of Latin-based writing systems with concise entries that making it quick and handy.
The book is organized into four main sections: Terms – Definitions of format, measurements, practice, standards, tools and industry lingo; Glyphs -The list of standard ISO and extended Latin characters, symbols, diacritics, marks and various forms of typographic furniture; Anatomy & Form – Letter stroke parts and the variations of impression and space used in Latin-based writing systems; and Classification & Specimens – A historical line with examples of form from blackletter to contemporary sans serif types.
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press (February 2009)
ISBN-10: 1584562315
