Frank Romano (RIT), "The History of Type" (Lecture)

Date and Time

November 5, 2016

01:00PM - 03:30PM EDT

Location

Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA

Romano Type Lecture
The History of Type
Saturday, November 5, 2016, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg, RIT Professor Frank Romano details the rich history of typography over the ages. He answers such questions as "Who invented the serif?" and "Who invented the lowercase?" among many others. Discover Napoleon's relationship with the Courier typewriter font and how italic type helped to invent the Renaissance.

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