The text / The typographers - The concept was to make the text easy to read thanks to a practical way to browse through the book. Words in the text which meaning are in the dictionary are point out with blue footnote numbers.
Symbols:
There are notes about the extracts quoted in the text. A blue symbol point out the extract.
The dictionary - Page extracted from the Dictionary of typographic slang. The dictionary is presented as a footnote to the text above. Words that need an explanation are point out from the body of the text with a number in cyan, linked to its definition in the dictionary.
Front cover - Dictionary of typographic slang,
written by Eugene boutmy
10,5 x 21 cm, 168 pages
3 colors, except the cover
About the book:
This dictionary was written in 1883, by Eugene Boutmy who was an examiner. He wrote three chapters: The typographers, Selection of famous or curious misprints and Dictionary of typographic slang. Some typographic slang words in the first part are hard to understand and need Eugene Boutmy dictionary.
Front cover / Band on the cover - Dictionary of typographic slang,
written by Eugene boutmy
10,5 x 21 cm, 168 pages
3 colors, except the cover
About the book:
This dictionary was written in 1883, by Eugene Boutmy who was an examiner. He wrote three chapters: The typographers, Selection of famous or curious misprints and Dictionary of typographic slang. Some typographic slang words in the first part are hard to understand and need Eugene Boutmy dictionary.
Front cover with the band / zoom in - Dictionary of typographic slang,
written by Eugene boutmy
10,5 x 21 cm, 168 pages
3 colors, except the cover
About the book:
This dictionary was written in 1883, by Eugene Boutmy who was an examiner. He wrote three chapters: The typographers, Selection of famous or curious misprints and Dictionary of typographic slang. Some typographic slang words in the first part are hard to understand and need Eugene Boutmy dictionary.
Two parts : the text & the dictionary - The dictionary is presented in two parts, two books in one. The upper part deals with the Typographers and the Famous and curious misprints. The lower part is the Dictionary of typographic slang, which helps to understand the typographic vocabulary of the text.
Back cover - I made the pattern with conventional symbols used in the dictionary.
Back cover / zoom in - Dictionary of typographic slang,
written by Eugene boutmy
10,5 x 21 cm, 168 pages
3 colors, except the cover
I made the pattern with conventional symbols used in the dictionary.
Back cover / zoom in - Dictionary of typographic slang,
written by Eugene boutmy
10,5 x 21 cm, 168 pages
3 colors, except the cover
I made the pattern with conventional symbols used in the dictionary.
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Dictionary of typographic slang