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The ABC of Typography by David Rault
Excellent graphic account of how written word in print and online came into being
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THE alluring idea behind David Rault’s entertaining and instructive comic book The ABC of Typography is that a graphic account of the development of Latin script would introduce a new generation to the historical framework in which the visual appearance of the written word developed.
Comic books appeal to a very wide readership, from pre-school children through to earnest intellectuals, and their great facility in conveying complex ideas in an accessible way makes them an ideal medium for the instruction as well as entertainment that this book provides.
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