The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection

Author : David Shields
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-07
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781477327739

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The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection by David Shields Pdf

The Rob Roy Kelly Wood Type Collection is a comprehensive collection of wood type manufactured and used for printing in nineteenth-century America. Comprising nearly 150 typefaces of various sizes and styles, it was amassed by noted design educator and historian Rob Roy Kelly starting in 1957 and is now held by the University of Texas. Although Kelly himself published a 1969 book on wood type and nineteenth-century typographic history, there has been little written about the creation of the wood type forms, the collection, or Kelly. In this book, David Shields rigorously updates and expands upon Kelly’s historical information about the types, clarifying the collection’s exact composition and providing a better understanding of the stylistic development of wood type forms during the nineteenth century. Using rich materials from the period, Shields provides a stunning visual context that complements the textual history of each typeface. He also highlights the non-typographic material in the collection—such as borders, rules, ornaments, and image cuts—that have not been previously examined. Featuring over 300 color illustrations, this written history and catalog is bound to spark renewed interest in the collection and its broader typographic period.

Author : Rob Roy Kelly
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780486235332

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100 Wood Type Alphabets by Rob Roy Kelly Pdf

Beautiful selection of 100 19th-century American wood type fonts, many reproduced at actual size. Each font features a complete alphabet of capitals; many include lowercase letters, numerals, and punctuation marks.

Author : Rob Roy Kelly
Publisher : New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015006801990

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American Wood Type, 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly Pdf

Author : Katherine Baird
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442215498

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Trapped in Mediocrity by Katherine Baird Pdf

Our students aren’t learning, we’re falling behind other countries, and many of our college graduates are even functionally illiterate. We offer our kids a weak and poorly thought out curriculum; too many teachers do not make good use of classroom time and follow lesson plans that are superficial and repetitive; almost all state governments define “proficiency” at low levels of competency; and because kids with very uneven skills populate a classroom, teachers spend considerable time on review before introducing new material. This dismal picture is tempered by the fact that the hard work and dedication of countless teachers and administrators means that many students get an excellent education. But it doesn’t temper it much. As a group, even our top students are not as strong as are those in a large majority of other rich countries. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Katherine Baird, an economist, starts by clearly spelling out how our educational system is trapped in mediocrity. Yet, she doesn’t just expose where we are. She identifies the steps to get out of the trap. We need to (1) dramatically reform our education’s governance structure, (2) establish high expectations for all students, (3) provide adequate support to meet those expectations, and (4) introduce strong incentives for students to work hard in school so they do their part in meeting higher standards. Clearly, it isn’t as simple as it sounds, but Baird carefully examines each factor that has led to the current state in education and then spells out how a combination of policies will weaken the forces that keep our schools mediocre and instead make them ones worth copying

Author : Gillian M Rodger
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780252077340

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Champagne Charlie and Pretty Jemima by Gillian M Rodger Pdf

In this rich, imaginative survey of variety musical theater, Gillian M. Rodger masterfully chronicles the social history and class dynamics of the robust, nineteenth-century American theatrical phenomenon that gave way to twentieth-century entertainment forms such as vaudeville and comedy on radio and television. Fresh, bawdy, and unabashedly aimed at the working class, variety honed in on its audience's fascinations, emerging in the 1840s as a vehicle to accentuate class divisions and stoke curiosity about gender and sexuality. Cross-dressing acts were a regular feature of these entertainments, and Rodger profiles key male impersonators Annie Hindle and Ella Wesner while examining how both gender and sexuality gave shape to variety. By the last two decades of the nineteenth century, variety theater developed into a platform for ideas about race and whiteness. As some in the working class moved up into the middling classes, they took their affinity for variety with them, transforming and broadening middle-class values. Champagne Charlie and Pretty Jemima places the saloon keepers, managers, male impersonators, minstrels, acrobats, singers, and dancers of the variety era within economic and social contexts by examining the business models of variety shows and their primarily white, working-class urban audiences. Rodger traces the transformation of variety from sexualized entertainment to more family-friendly fare, a domestication that mirrored efforts to regulate the industry, as well as the adoption of aspects of middle-class culture and values by the shows' performers, managers, and consumers.

Author : Dennis Walrod
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811742146

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Antlers by Dennis Walrod Pdf

Newly rewritten chapter on the future of antlers. Collecting, scoring, and carving antlers. A complete and multi-faceted guide for Whitetail, mule deer, elk, and moose antlers.

Author : Kendra Smith-Howard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199899128

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Pure and Modern Milk by Kendra Smith-Howard Pdf

A close look at milk and its history as a pure and modern consumer product in American culture.

Author : Bodh I. Jugdutt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781402079603

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The Role of Nitric Oxide in Heart Failure by Bodh I. Jugdutt Pdf

Research on nitric oxide (NO) is a very hot topic since 1998, when three prominent researchers were recognized by Nobel prize awards. Addresses clinically pertinent issues related to nitric oxide in the pathophysiology and therapeutics of heart failure. Chapters written by basic scientists and clinicians to emphasize translation character of research in nitric oxide. An excellent reference source for researchers, practitioners and students.

Author : Doug Clouse,Angela Voulangas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015080861332

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The Handy Book of Artistic Printing by Doug Clouse,Angela Voulangas Pdf

The authors painstakingly unearthed examples of this once-ubiquitous if short-lived design culture, and present a treasure trove of visual material, most never before seen by today's designers.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1078 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107590408

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Nicolete Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015006742202

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Lettering on Buildings by Nicolete Gray Pdf

Author : Renee Andrews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Man-woman relationships
ISBN : 0615567169

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Cake Icing, Butt Budder and Tea Lids by Renee Andrews Pdf

Cake Icing, Butt Budder and Tea Lids has been described as Sweet Home Alabama, the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Practical Magic and Steel Magnolias all rolled into one. "In the South, if a woman isn't married by age twenty-five, it's time for an intervention." This is the basis behind Delilah and Edna Thibodeaux's dogged determination to make sure their beloved Jezze doesn't end up an old spinster, like her mother and aunt. But what happens when the eccentric antics of the young girl's crazy Cajun aunt and mother put her search for Mr. Right on a 25-year deadline to potential disaster? And why should she have to prove that they are the experts in marriage intervention, anyway? Because she loves them? Yeah, probably. Because they really don't mean any harm? That too. But when they decide her Mr. Right is T-Roy Bertrand, the butt budder salesman, does she really have to agree? And if she's made up her mind, why does her heart refuse to listen?

Author : Dori Griffin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350116610

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Type Specimens by Dori Griffin Pdf

Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers. This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice. Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.

Author : James Franco,David Shields
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 157687799X

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Flip-Side by James Franco,David Shields Pdf

Best-selling author David Shields, and multi-talented writer, actor and director James Franco team up to transform a conversation into a highly original study of celebrity. Flip-Side is a work of dialogue that explores the relationship between performance and persona, on the one hand, and underlying pain and trauma, on the other. The text is complimented by dozens of selfies of James and Lana.

Author : Gerrit Noordzij
Publisher : Hyphen Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0907259308

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The Stroke by Gerrit Noordzij Pdf

Appearing for the first time in an English-language edition, The Stroke puts forward a genuine theory of writingthat is, the concepts behind letters on the page, whether by pen, pencil, or brush. Concerned not with art calligraphy and beautiful forms, The Stroke is a description of the phenomenon of letters and how they are made in writing. Starting from basic principles, Noordzij begins with the white space that creates definition by surrounding letters. Then, using simple geometrical concepts, he describes in minute detail how the strokes of writing can be formed. His theory serves to repair the split that grew up, with the invention of printing, between written and typographic letters. With The Stroke, Noordzij can be seen as a prophet of digital typography committed to freeing typefaces from the constraints of their embodiment in metal.