Stanley Morison
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ex-library.
Stanley Morison was one of the twentieth century's most consequential figures in typography and print culture — the man who gave the world Times New Roman and reshaped the visual language of the printed page. Nicolas Barker's authoritative biography chronicles Morison's remarkable journey from a self-educated, working-class Catholic convert to the most influential typographer of his era, illuminating his pivotal roles at Cambridge University Press, The Times of London, and the Monotype Corporation. Barker draws on extensive archival research to reconstruct a life defined by intellectual passion, theological conviction, and an uncompromising dedication to the craft of letterforms. The biography presents Morison not merely as a technical master, but as a cultural force whose ideas about type and design carried profound philosophical weight. Barker's prose is meticulous yet compelling, reflecting both the scholarly rigour and the aesthetic sensibility that Morison himself demanded of the printed word. For anyone with a serious interest in the history of books, typography, or twentieth-century intellectual life, this portrait raises a tantalising question: how much of the modern world was quietly shaped by a man most readers have never heard of?
Author: Nicolas Barker
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ex-library.
Stanley Morison was one of the twentieth century's most consequential figures in typography and print culture — the man who gave the world Times New Roman and reshaped the visual language of the printed page. Nicolas Barker's authoritative biography chronicles Morison's remarkable journey from a self-educated, working-class Catholic convert to the most influential typographer of his era, illuminating his pivotal roles at Cambridge University Press, The Times of London, and the Monotype Corporation. Barker draws on extensive archival research to reconstruct a life defined by intellectual passion, theological conviction, and an uncompromising dedication to the craft of letterforms. The biography presents Morison not merely as a technical master, but as a cultural force whose ideas about type and design carried profound philosophical weight. Barker's prose is meticulous yet compelling, reflecting both the scholarly rigour and the aesthetic sensibility that Morison himself demanded of the printed word. For anyone with a serious interest in the history of books, typography, or twentieth-century intellectual life, this portrait raises a tantalising question: how much of the modern world was quietly shaped by a man most readers have never heard of?