Graphic design before graphic designers : the printer as designer and craftsman : 1700-1914 /
David Jury.
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2012.
- 312 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Includes bibliographica refererences (p. 297-305) and index.
A comprehensive retelling of the history of printing from 1700 to 1914 and a cornucopia of visual and technical extravagance.
9780500516461 (hbk.)
Commercial art--History. Graphic design (Typography)--History. Type and type-founding--History. Letterpress printing--History.