Contents Front Matter Illustration Index Preface Acknowledgements I : By Way of Explanation II : Books Before Printing III : The First Types IV : The Force of Tradition V : What Type Is VI : The Story of a Type VII : The Design of Types VIII : The Designer's Problem IX : Details of Construction X : Making the Patterns XI : Matrix Engraving XII : Legibility of Type XIII : Fine Printing Footnotes ...

Archival finding aid for Frederic W. Goudy Collection.