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24 Victorian Display Fonts CD-ROM and Book
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Author: Dover
List Price: $16.69
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ISBN: 0486999564
Publisher: Dover Pubns (1998)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 162,706
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
CLASSIC STYLE AT BUDGET PRICE
The Victorians were responsible for some really hideous, over-decorated typeface designs - but you won't find them in this book. This Dover collection of 24 fine examples from the 19th century include many elegant faces deserving of more exposure, together with lightly-ornamented designs which recapture the charm of a bygone age. This isn't a reference book you'll leave on the shelf. The 24 faces are supplied as good quality Postscript and TrueType faces on CD-Rom. All have been deftly restored to their full glory - there are no broken kerns and worn hairlines with these little gems. My guess is that you'll find a use for most of them within a few months of receiving your copy. A must for any designer's library and a typographer's dream.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Terrific collection
Includes Arboret. That should be enough enticement if you're truly a font freak. Pages have maps/grids/graphics to show you what characters are actually there. Sometimes a few dingbats are incl. Some (many?) western European (non-English) characters are absent.Hope there will be a second set of Victorian fonts from Dover.
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