HISTORICAL IDENTITY OF HUMANIST TYPEFACE

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ARI S.

ANADOLU UNIVERSITESI SANAT & TASARIM DERGISI-ANADOLU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF ART & DESIGN, vol.5, no.2, pp.135-155, 2015 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 5 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2015
• Journal Name: ANADOLU UNIVERSITESI SANAT & TASARIM DERGISI-ANADOLU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF ART & DESIGN
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.135-155
• Keywords: Gutenberg, Press, The Renaissance, Old Style Typefaces, Humanist Typeface
• Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, Gothic and Humanist typefaces are explored in parallel with transition from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance in Europe. Gutenberg's printing techniques are discussed together with social transformations brought by this technique. Intellectual foundations of Gothic and Humanist typefaces in this period are being investigated.