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- >Is there a report or publication in which different typefaces
- >are compared/contrasted for a number of categories, including readability?
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- Books / Search: Find SUBJECT LEGIBILITY
- Result: 15 citations
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- Citation 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Arps, Ronald Barthold.
- TITLE: Entropy of printed matter at the threshold of legibility for
- efficient coding in digital image-processing.
- Digital image-processing.
- IMPRINT: 1969.
- ix, 107 p.
-
- LOCATION: Engineering 3781 1969 .A (Library has c.1; c.2)
-
- TOPICS: Pattern perception.
- Optical data processing.
- NOTES: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University.
- Bibliography: p. 105-107.
- Language: English Year: 1969
- Item CSUGALA7996-B (Books) ALA7996 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Zachrisson, Bror.
- TITLE: Studies in the legibility of printed text.
- The legibility of printed text.
- IMPRINT: Uppsala, Almqvist & Wiksell [1965]
- 225 p. illus.
-
- LOCATION: Green Library Stacks Z250.A4Z3
-
- TOPICS: Type and type-founding
- Printing
- NOTES: Akademisk avhandling--Stockholm.
- Includes bibliography.
- Language: English Year: 1965
- Item CSUGALA9341-B (Books) ALA9341 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Goudy, Frederic William, 1865-
- TITLE: Typologia; studies in type design & type making, with comments on the
- invention of typography, the first types, legibility, and fine
- printing [by] Frederic W. Goudy ...
- IMPRINT: Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California press, 1940.
- xviii p., 1 l., 170 p., 1 l. incl. front., illus. (incl. facsims.)
- plates, ports., typog. specimens. 28 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Spec Coll Gunst Z239.V71 Z8 T9
-
- TOPICS: Type and type-founding.
- Printing--History.
- Printing--Specimens.
- California. University. Press.
- NOTES: "This edition of Typologia, is set in University of California old
- style types, designed by Frederic W. Goudy for the exclusive use of
- the University of California press and here used for the first
- time. The book has been arranged by Mr. Goudy in collaboration
- with Samuel T. Farquhar, manager of the press, and printed at the
- press in August, 1940."
- Language: English Year: 1940
- Item CSUGAKX0916-B (Books) AKX0916 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: United States. National Bureau of Standards.
- TITLE: Legibility of alphanumeric characters and other symbols.
- IMPRINT: Washington, For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.s. Govt.
- Print. Off., 1964-
- v.
-
- LOCATION: Physics 530.2.S257 ed.5
-
- SERIES: Its Miscellaneous publication 262-1
- TOPICS: Legibility (Printing)--Bibliography.
- Pattern perception--Bibliography.
- NOTES: U.S. Supt. of Docs. No. C 13.10:262-1
- Language: English Year: 1964
- Item CSUGAKS6679-B (Books) AKS6679 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Tinker, Miles Albert, 1893-
- TITLE: An experimental study of legibility, perception, and eye movement in
- the reading of formulae ... By Miles Albert Tinker. June 1927.
- IMPRINT: [1927]
- 3 p. l., iii, 255 numb. l. incl. mounted illus., XVI pl., form,
- tables. 28 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Green Library Stacks 153.61.T589 (Library has c.1; c.2)
-
- TOPICS: Reading, Psychology of.
- Eye--Movements.
- NOTES: Thesis (Ph.D.) - Leland Stanford Junior University, 1927.
- Type-written.
- Bibliography: l. 242-255.
- Language: English Year: 1927
- Item CSUGAKA6978-B (Books) AKA6978 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947.
- TITLE: Typologia : studies in type design & type making, with comments on
- the invention of typography, the first types, legibility, and fine
- printing / Frederic W. Goudy.
- IMPRINT: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1940.
- xviii, 170 p. : ill. facsims., ports. ; 27 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Green Library Stacks Z250A2.G6
-
- TOPICS: Type and type-founding--California--History.
- Printing--California--History.
- Legibility (Printing)
- Printing--Specimens.
- NOTES: Language: English Year: 1940
- Item CSUGADK9797-B (Books) ADK9797 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Tinker, Miles Albert, 1893-
- TITLE: Legibility of print.
- IMPRINT: Ames, Iowa State University Press [c1963]
- ix, 329 p. illus., tables. 22 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Green Library Stacks 094.24.T589
-
- TOPICS: Legibility (Printing)
- Type and type-founding.
- NOTES: Bibliography: p. 267-322.
- Language: English Year: 1963
- Item CSUGADK4560-B (Books) ADK4560 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Pyke, Richard Lionel, 1899-
- TITLE: Report on the legibility of print, by R. L. Pyke, M. A.
- IMPRINT: London, H. M. Stationery Off. [printed by Johnson, at the University
- Press, Oxford] 1926.
- 123 p. incl. tables, diagr. pl. 24 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Green Library Stacks 610.6.M489 no.110
-
- SERIES: Medical Research Council (Great Britain). Special report series no.
- 110
- TOPICS: Type and type-founding.
- Printing.
- Reading.
- Printing
- Reading
- NOTES: At head of title: Privy Council. Medical Research Council.
- "Glossary to typographical and other terms used in this report": p.
- 117.
- Bibliography: p. [118]-123.
- Language: English Year: 1926
- Item CSUGAAH8764-B (Books) AAH8764 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 9 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947.
- TITLE: Typologia : studies in type design & type making, with comments on
- the invention of typography, the first types, legibility, and fine
- printing / Frederic W. Goudy.
- IMPRINT: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1940.
- xviii, 170 p. : ill. facsims., ports. ; 27 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Item CSUG87-B93739 not yet cataloged; consult Special Collections
-
- TOPICS: Type and type-founding--California--History.
- Printing, Practical--California--History.
- Printing--Specimens.
- NOTES: Language: English Year: 1940
- Item CSUG87-B93739 (Books) ABB1821 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Rehe, Rolf F., 1935-
- TITLE: Typography : how to make it most legible / Rolf F. Rehe.
- IMPRINT: 4th rev. ed. Carmel, Ind. (P.O. Box 27, Carmel 46032) : Design
- Research International, 1981, c1974.
- 80 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Green Library Stacks Z250.A4R43 1981
-
- TOPICS: Legibility (Printing)
- Letter spacing.
- Type-setting.
- Printing, Practical--Make-up.
- NOTES: Bibliography: p. 65-78.
- Includes index.
- Language: English Year: 1974,1981
- Item CSUG87-B43216 (Books) AHR1057 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Mergenthaler Linotype Company.
- TITLE: The legibility of type.
- IMPRINT: Brooklyn, N.Y. [c1935]
- 67,[1] p. illus. 18cm.
-
- LOCATION: Spec Coll Rare Books Ref Z250.A4.M5
-
- TOPICS: Type and type-founding.
- NOTES: Ex libris Edward De Witt Taylor.
- Language: English Year:
- Item CSUG907049-B (Books) AGL7766 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Legros, Lucien Alphonse, 1865-
- TITLE: A note on the legibility of printed matter; prepared for the
- information of the Committee on type faces ...
- IMPRINT: London, H. M. Stationery Office, 1922.
- 1 p.l., 18 p. 33 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Spec Coll Rare Books Ref Z250.L52 f
-
- OTHER: Great Britain. Committee on type faces.
- TOPICS: Type and type-founding.
- Reading.
- Printing.
- NOTES: Language: English Year:
- Item CSUG2873575-B (Books) AEH6049 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Watts, Lynne.
- TITLE: Legibility in children's books; a review of research [by] Lynne Watts
- and John Nisbet.
- IMPRINT: Windsor, NFER [1974]
- 104 p. illus.(some col.) 22cm.
-
- LOCATION: Education Z246.W37
-
- OTHER: Nisbet, John Donald, joint author.
- TOPICS: Printing, Practical--Style manuals.
- Children's literature--Publishing.
- Books and reading for children.
- NOTES: Distributed in the USA by Humanities Press, New York.
- Bibliography: p. [100]-104.
- Language: English Year:
- Item CSUG2015595-B (Books) AEA5100 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Ryder, John, 1917-
- TITLE: The case for legibility / John Ryder.
- IMPRINT: New York : Moretus Press, 1979.
- 77, [1] p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Spec Coll Rare Books Ref Z116.A3.R96
-
- TOPICS: Book design--Addresses, essays, lectures.
- Printing--Addresses, essays, lectures.
- NOTES: Language: English Year: 1979
- Item CSUG14504391-B (Books) ADW0140 (NOTIS)
-
- Citation 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AUTHOR: Ryder, John, 1917-
- TITLE: The case for legibility / John Ryder.
- IMPRINT: London : Bodley Head, 1979.
- 77 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
-
- LOCATION: Item CSUG12175820-B not yet cataloged; consult Special Collections
-
- TOPICS: Book design--Addresses, essays, lectures.
- Printing--Addresses, essays, lectures.
- NOTES: Language: English Year: 1979
- Item CSUG12175820-B (Books) AAS8260 (NOTIS)
-