Computers & Typesetting, Volume E: Computer Modern Typefaces
(Book #0 in the Computers & Typesetting Series)
The Complete Design of a Large Family of Fonts Now, 35 years after the first edition, the leading worldwide experts on these systems have spent several months inspecting every page thoroughly. We now believe that every "i" has been properly dotted, every "t" has been properly crossed, and every bug has been properly exterminated. This volume contains precise definitions of about 500 letters, numerals, and other symbols,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0201134462
ISBN13:9780201134469
Release Date:January 1986
Publisher:Addison-Wesley Professional
Length:608 Pages
Weight:2.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 7.8" x 9.6"
Customer Reviews
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Essential for anyone who wants to learn Metafont
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
The wisdom of spending money on this might be questionable as the book could, at least in theory, be replicated from the .mf sources for Computer Modern (and be more up-to-date in the process), but the time and effort that would be expended is more than the cost of the book. For anyone who's still interested in creating fonts with Metafont, this volume is essential as a model as the most extensive use of the program.
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