Retrato do autor

Warren Chappell (1904–1991)

Autor(a) de A Short History of the Printed Word

17+ Works 629 Membros 6 Críticas

About the Author

Warren Chappell was a lecturer, type and book designer, author and illustrator of children's books. Robert Bringhurst is one of Canada's most highly regarded typographers and book designers.

Includes the name: Warren Chappell

Obras por Warren Chappell

Associated Works

Don Quixote (1605) — Ilustrador, algumas edições30,470 exemplares
Tom Jones (1749) — Ilustrador, algumas edições8,112 exemplares
A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket on the Hearth (1843) — Ilustrador, algumas edições1,846 exemplares
John Brown's Body (1965) — Ilustrador, algumas edições887 exemplares
4 Plays: King Lear; Macbeth; Othello; Romeo and Juliet (1944) — Ilustrador, algumas edições791 exemplares
Peter and the Wolf (1936) — Ilustrador, algumas edições789 exemplares
The Dark Frigate (1923) — Ilustrador, algumas edições742 exemplares
Thomas Jefferson: Father of Democracy (1953) — Ilustrador — 321 exemplares
The Louisiana Purchase (1952) — Ilustrador — 308 exemplares
The Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1965) — Ilustrador, algumas edições275 exemplares
Wolf Story (1947) — Ilustrador — 222 exemplares
The Food of Italy (1971) — Ilustrador — 201 exemplares
The Comedies and Tragedies of Shakespeare (1944) — Ilustrador — 114 exemplares
The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot (1946) — Ilustrador — 25 exemplares
A Fireside Book of Yuletide Tales (1948) — Ilustrador, algumas edições19 exemplares
French Fairy Tales (1968) — Ilustrador — 5 exemplares
Hansel and Gretel: A Story of the Forest (1944) — Ilustrador — 2 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Membros

Críticas

This is THE book for printing history. Why had I never heard of it before? Why? why?

It's excellently concise, well exampled and very readable. THE book.
 
Assinalado
jennybeast | 1 outra crítica | Apr 14, 2022 |
A short meditation on the typography and perseverance of the Roman alphabet by designer Warren Chappell. Beautifully designed, as one would expect from Chappell, and with a strong cautionary note at the end.
 
Assinalado
JBD1 | 1 outra crítica | Apr 5, 2016 |
“The Sleeping Beauty” is a good book with a main point of one-day bad things will turn out good. This is conveyed through the use of the characters. For throughout the story the family know that the daughter will one day get sick and they try to avoid this yet it still happens and one hundred years later she is awoken by a prince. These characters had me engaged and interested in seeing what would happen next and how it would be handle. They kept me as the reader fully involved in the story line. Along with the characters I will say that the illustrations kept me intrigued because they were done in such a way that it seemed as if they were painted on each page special and each color was very vibrant. On another note something that I found very interesting was that on some of the pages there were bars of music so if the reader had instrumental talents he or she could play the song that was relevant to that section.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
KiTiraShorter | Mar 11, 2014 |
This slim book is a solid history of Roman alphabet letterforms. However, the author does become a bit melodramatic when describing the evils of machine typography in the last chapter.
½
1 vote
Assinalado
Katya0133 | 1 outra crítica | Apr 21, 2011 |

Listas

Prémios

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Estatísticas

Obras
17
Also by
19
Membros
629
Popularidade
#40,058
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
6
ISBN
18
Línguas
1

Tabelas & Gráficos