Reading letters (Record no. 50627)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190118113050.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 181219s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789063692711 |
| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | : International Book Distrubutors |
| Distributor address | .-Flat No 17, Prakash Apartments 5 Ansari Road daryaganj New Delhi 110002 |
| Bill Number | 112992 |
| Bill Date | 30/11/2018 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 686.224 BEI |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Beier, Sofie |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Reading letters |
| Remainder of title | :designing for legibility |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | /Sofie Beier |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | ,Amsterdam |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | :BIS |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | ,2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | :181 pages |
| Other physical details | illustrations (some color) |
| Dimensions | ;26cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 3461.00 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Contents note | Test methods : Readers' preferences ; Continuous reading ; The search task ; Visual accuracy threshold -- Understanding reading : Letter identification ; Word superiority effect ; Word wholes ; Parts, wholes and context -- Legibility in history -- Theories on letter structure : Edward Johnston ; Gerrit Noordzij ; Frank E. Blokland --- Stroke and contrast in history : The Old Style stroke ; Romain du Roi ; The Baskerville stroke ; The Didone stroke ; The geometric stroke -- The individual letter : Internal letter relations ; Scientific results ; Designers' ideas -- Type for text sizes : Block text ; Proportions ; The M-formula ; Ink and printing ; Type for screen ; Scaling -- Type for distance viewing : Compensation for loss of details ; Proportions -- The capitals : Roman inscriptions ; Relative width ; Which is more legible? -- Sans or serif? Arguments in favour of the serif ; Scientific findings ; Familiarity of the sans serif -- Hanging and ranging numerals -- The italic evolution : The Cancelleresca italic ; The development of the Didone italic ; Cursive italic & sloped roman -- Letter spacing -- Familiarity in history : Reading and writing in the middle ages ; Blackletter and Latin types ; The Civilite? type ; John Baskerville and his peers ; Didone and the French Revolution -- The validation of legibility. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This title will help type designers create high-legibility typefaces and graphic designers determine the optimal typeface for a given project. 'Reading Letters' is an engaging compilation of knowledge from the design and scientific communities, supplemented by visual examples of legibility |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | (Typography) |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Legibility (Printing) |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Manufacture |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Type and type-founding. |
| 655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Non-focus term | Manufacture |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Not For Loan | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 19/12/2018 | 3461.00 | 686.224 BEI | 25997 | 19/12/2018 | Books |
