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Letter by Letter : An Alphabetical Miscellany by Laurent Pflughaupt (2008, Perfect)
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Letter by Letter. Title : Letter by Letter. Condition : New New and unused. 20082008th Edition. Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press. Publication Date : May 21 2008.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton Tec Architectural Press
ISBN-101568987374
ISBN-139781568987378
eBay Product ID (ePID)63347546
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameLetter by Letter : an Alphabetical Miscellany
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAlphabets & Writing Systems, Latin
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorLaurent Pflughaupt
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-037015
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromEighth Grade
IllustratedYes
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal411
SynopsisLetters are the building blocks of our language, and quite possibly of our consciousness. Written into young minds through constant repetition, letters soon function like water in a fishbowlessential for life, but too familiar to qualify as objects of serious inquiry. But considered separately from words and sentences, letters express their own mysteriousbeauty. In order to uncover their secrets, it is necessary to forego the conventional historical approach in favor of animpassioned appreciation of their formal and sensual characteristics. InLetter by Letter graphic designer and calligrapher Laurent Pflughaupt analyzes each letter of the Roman alphabet in detail, tracing its origin, evolution, and form, as well as discussing its important abbreviations, symbols, and associated meanings. Arranged in alphabetical order, twenty-six entries offer a wealth of facts about each letter, establishingcorrespondences between letters and elements borrowed from a variety of different fields of study, ranging from traditionalpaleography, phonetics, and graphic arts to the more arcane areas of musicology, esotericism, and even Eastern philosophy.In addition to a glossary, timelines and images allow us to visualize the letters during the different historical eras, givingthe reader an appreciation of their successive metamorphoses. Written as an homage, this lovingly illustrated book takes abroad approach to the modern alphabet, allowing the reader to see letters anew, in a fresh and lively manner guaranteed toinform and enchant anyone interested intypography and language., Letters are the building blocks of our language, and quite possibly of our consciousness. Written into young minds through constant repetition, letters soon function like water in a fishbowlessential for life, but too familiar to qualify as objects of serious inquiry. But considered separately from words and sentences, letters express their own mysteriousbeauty. In order to uncover their secrets, it is necessary to forego the conventional historical approach in favor of animpassioned appreciation of their formal and sensual characteristics. In Letter by Letter graphic designer and calligrapher Laurent Pflughaupt analyzes each letter of the Roman alphabet in detail, tracing its origin, evolution, and form, as well as discussing its important abbreviations, symbols, and associated meanings. Arranged in alphabetical order, twenty-six entries offer a wealth of facts about each letter, establishingcorrespondences between letters and elements borrowed from a variety of different fields of study, ranging from traditionalpaleography, phonetics, and graphic arts to the more arcane areas of musicology, esotericism, and even Eastern philosophy.In addition to a glossary, timelines and images allow us to visualize the letters during the different historical eras, givingthe reader an appreciation of their successive metamorphoses. Written as an homage, this lovingly illustrated book takes abroad approach to the modern alphabet, allowing the reader to see letters anew, in a fresh and lively manner guaranteed toinform and enchant anyone interested in typography and language., Letters are the building blocks of our language, and quite possibly of our consciousness. Written into young minds through constant repetition letters soon function like water in a fishbowla "essential for life, but too familiar to qualify as objects of serious inquiry. But considered separately from words and sentences, letters express their own mysterious beauty. In order to uncover their secrets, it is necessary to forego the conventional historical approach, in favor of an impassioned appreciation of their formal and sensual characteristics. In Letter by Letter graphic designer and calligrapher Laurent Pflughaupt analyzes each letter of the Roman alphabet in detail, tracing its origin, evolution, and form, as well as discussing its important abbreviations, symbols, and associated meanings. Arranged in alphabetical order, twenty six entries offer a wealth of facts about each letter, establishing correspondences between letters and elements borrowed from a variety of different fields of study, ranging from traditional paleography, phonetics, and graphic arts to the more arcane areas of musicology, esotericism, and even Eastern philosophy. In addition to a glossary, timelines and images allow us to visualize the letters during the different historical eras, giving the reader an appreciation of their successive metamorphoses. Written as an homage, this lovingly illustrated book takes a broad approach to the modern alphabet, allowing the reader to see letters anew, in a fresh and lively manner guaranteed to inform and enchant anyone interested in typography and language.
LC Classification NumberP211.P5513 2008
