http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
640 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. + 1 typographic ruler.
Lectori salutem -- 1. The type : It all starts with the sign -- The Roman and Holy Roman Empires -- The typographical era -- A closer look at the type family -- Type measurement systems -- Letters and their classification -- 3 seriffed types and 3 sans-serifs -- The anatomy of the letter -- From letter to font -- The digital formats -- Digital aesthetics -- Typographical recommendations -- The choice of a typeface -- 2. The typefaces : Seriffed : Monotype Baskerville ; Monotype Bembo ; Berthold Bodoni Antiqua ; Adobe Caslon ; Monotype Centaur ; Linotype Centennial ; Bitstream Clarendon ; Linotype Cochin ; Monotype Ehrhardt ; Adobe Garamond ; Monotype Joanna ; Monotype Rockwell ; Monotype Times New Roman -- Sans-serif : Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk ; ITC Franklin Gothic ; Linotype Frutiger Next ; Linotype Futura ; Monotype Gill Sans ; Linotype Neue Helvetica FontFont Meta Plus ; Linotype Optima ; Linotype Syntax -- Miscellanea : Berthold Script ; Adobe Carta ; P22 Cézanne Pro ; Adobe Courier ; FontFont Dingbats ; FontFont ErikRightHand & JustLeftHand ; FontFont Isonorm 3098 ; Linotype Kuenstler Script ; Adobe OCR-A/OCR-B ; Adobe Prestige Elite ; Adobe Trajan ; Adobe Symbol ; ITC Zapf Dingbats -- Appendix : Timeline of type founders -- Glossary.
Includes bibliographical references, indexes, and glossary.