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Keith Houston
352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780718193881
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternate...
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Keith Houston
352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780718193881
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternate...