TY  - BOOK
AU  - Titus Nemeth
TI  - Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age: The Influence of Technology on the Form of Arabic Type, 1908-1993
T2  - Islamic Manuscripts and Books
SN  - 9789004303775
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Arabic type
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Arabic
KW  - Mechanical composition
KW  - Photocomposition
KW  - Persian type
KW  - Typography
KW  - Digital
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-499) and index
N2  - Arabic is the third most widely used script in the world, and gave rise to one of the richest manuscript cultures of mankind. Its representation in type has engaged printers, engineers, businesses and designers since the 16th century, and today most digital devices render Arabic type. Yet the evolution of the printed form of Arabic, and its development from metal to pixels, has not been charted before. Arabic Type-making in the Machine Age provides the first comprehensive account of this history using previously undocumented archival sources. In this richly illustrated volume Titus Nemeth narrates the evolution of Arabic type under the influence of changing technologies from the perspective of a practitioner, combining historical research with applied design considerations
ER  -