From: h h extern <pragma@wxs.nl>
Subject: Re: Recommended Books on Typesetting
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:12:25 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <41AA3F39.1010804@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041128192418.GA30208@puritan.pcp.ath.cx>
Nikolai Weibull wrote:
> I have also been looking for books by Hermann Zapf, but most seem to be
> out of print and very, very expensive where available; anyone know if
> they are worth their steep prices? nikolai
His books (and fonts) are real great! I wish i had them all.
Keep in mind that typography is not per definition the same as typesetting; for
instance his book covers and posters are good examples of 'playing with type',
which is not what tex is often used for
Hans
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-28 21:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-28 19:24 Nikolai Weibull
2004-11-28 19:51 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
2004-11-28 21:06 ` h h extern
2004-11-28 19:54 ` Adam Lindsay
2004-11-28 21:12 ` h h extern [this message]
2004-11-28 22:22 ` Nikolai Weibull
2004-11-28 21:15 ` h h extern
2004-11-29 16:40 ` Willi Egger
2004-11-28 19:55 ishamid
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