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The well-traveled ampersand /

... featuring the iconic form from popular typefaces paired with images that represent the geographic region for which they were designed. The shape of each ampersand is filled with antique metal type and ornaments in patterns as well as illustrations.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Starshaped Press, [2016]
Edition:50 portfolios [edition].
Subjects:
Type ornaments > Specimens.
Type and type-founding > Specimens.
Ampersand > Pictorial works.
Ampersand.
Type and type-founding.
Specimens.
Table of Contents:
  • American Uncial [Aurora]
  • Churchward Maori [New Zealand]
  • Californian [San Francisco]
  • Cancellaresca Milanese [Siena]
  • Bixa Stencil [Amsterdam]
  • Totemic [Vancouver]
  • Sonnenzimmer Manuscript [Switzerland]
  • Frutiger [Paris]
  • Dard Hunter [East Aurora]
  • London Underground [London]
  • Preissig [Prague]
  • Concave Tuscan [Two Rivers]
  • Sea Change Script [Rome]
  • ViparÄ«t [Delhi]
  • Wien [Vienna]
  • Cooper Black [Chicago].