Includes sections on the evolution of type, a timeline of the recent history of type, the structure of letterforms, a gallery with typographic imagery, a glossary and a bibliography.
Sponsored by Duke University Libraries, this center is concerned with the study of sales, advertising and marketing. It has a "vast collection of textual and multimedia resources" including Ad Access an image database of 7,000 ads from newspapers and maga
"The Codex Foundation exists to preserve and promote the art and craft of the book. Our mission is educational and, in the broadest possible context, to bring to public recognition the artisanship and the rich history of the civilizations of the book."
The Center for Book Arts promotes both traditional printing and the contemporary exploration of the book as art object. The Center publishes a special edition artist's book each year in addition to chap books, broadsides and other publications.