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thus effectively ending the four-hundred-year tradition of blackletter as a distinctive national script

Idea Document: On the Shoulders of Giants JohnGall Q: What begins with aThis one is from a compilation book series that reprinted articles published in idea magazine. The editors selected thirty articles about Japanese typefaces and typography, along with their take on Latin types and Western typography, printing, and publishing. This one has all sorts of clues to things Japanese and Western. Its totally worth digging into it. Be the first (and only) on your block to get this book.