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1
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describe cuneiform writing

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early human writing in clay distinguishable by its wedge shaped style

2
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Trajan column

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perfectly proportioned capital Roman letters

3
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carolingian miniscule

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first standardization of text, capital and lower letter

4
Q

paper is made from….

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plant pul sun dried

5
Q

heraldry and mon

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old version of corporate branding, family symbols

6
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Guttenberg inventions

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printing ink, screw press, blackletter, type organization system

7
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8 class of type

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black letter, serif, old style, transitional, modern, egyptian, sans-serif, decorative

8
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lithography early process

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greasy crayon on stone

9
Q

Great Type Makers

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didot, bodoni, baskerville, caslon

10
Q

william morris

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arts and crafts movement leader

11
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3 major print inventions

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big paper roll, rotary press, curved metal ink plate

12
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tou louse le trec

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japanese influenced, brought style to french ads

13
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Beggarstaff

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pseudonym for j and w beggarstaff, british designers

14
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line o type machine

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typed glyphs into machines, rather than setting each one