John Baskerville
| Author | : Caroline Archer-Parré |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2017-10-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781786948601 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1786948605 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis John Baskerville by : Caroline Archer-Parré
Download or read book John Baskerville written by Caroline Archer-Parré and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth-century typographer, printer, industrialist and Enlightenment figure, John Baskerville (1707-75) was an inventor, entrepreneur and artist with a worldwide reputation who made eighteenth-century Birmingham a city without typographic equal, by changing the course of type design. This publication explores Baskerville in his social and economic context and evaluates his impact.
