Rare Books in Olin Special Collections
Visit Special Collections (by appointment) in Olin Library for examples of typography.
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Typography print books
Helpful Call Number Ranges
NC845-1850: Graphic design
TR: Photography
Z116 - 265.5: Printing, Typography
Browsing the Collection
A shelf of Zs in the Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library
PRINT COLLECTIONS: Researching Letter-forms Across Time and Space
PRINT COLLECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY
FINDING LETTERFORMS ACROSS TIME AND PLACE:
- TIME PERIODS -
- "illumination of books" facsimiles - handwritten and decorated books, prior to the invention of the printing press in 1455.
- Centuries - add the number to your search. For example, typography 20th
- GEOGRAPHIC AREAS - add the country or culture as a term. For example, typography German*
FINDING IMAGES OF OBJECTS:
- IMAGE-RICH TERMS - Add one of the following terms to your topic:
- pictorial
- exhibitions
- "in art"
- BROADEN SEARCH TERMS if there are few or no results. Start with specific terms and go broader for more results:
- geodes pictorial (specific term: 0 results) > sedimentary rocks pictorial (broader term: 1 result) > rocks pictorial (broadest term: 33 results)
Still no luck?
- BRAINSTORM SIMILAR TERMS - It's always a good idea to think of similar terms describing your topic. Catalog records do not search the full text of the books and you can't always be certain what terms are used to describe your topic.
For example, try:
minerals pictorial | crystals pictorial
SUBJECTS - controlled vocabulary, assigned by catalogers to bring topics under one term resulting in an efficient, time-saving way to find books. Subjects are very specific. The best way to find them is by using keywords and looking at the subjects listed in relevant catalog records.
Graphic design (Typography) | Graphic design (Typography) -- History.