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This book was hand bound at Barry Brignell bookbinders

Cambridge, England.

The typeface used is Minion Pro

Special Thanks

The items displayed within the pages of this book have been

made available by Dr. William Stewart, founder of the Typographic

Academy of Evolutionary Studies (TAES) in Cambridge.

We would like to thank Dr. William Stewart for his

cooperation and enthusiasm.

A message from the contributor

“Enjoy the exploration of an old and

well practiced typographic study.”

J O H A N N E S G U T E N B E R G1398 - 1468

F R O N T C O V E R

I N S I D E F R O N T C O V E R

A C O M P A R A T I V E S T U D Y O F B O T H

T H E U P P E R A N D L O W E R C A S E ‘ E ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E M U S C L E S T R U C T U R E

I N T H E L O W E R C A S E ‘ X ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E S U P P O R T I N G M U S C L E S

I N T H E L O W E R C A S E ‘ T ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E S P I N E I N T H E C A P I T A L ‘ S ’

F R A G M E N T S F R O M U N K N O W N S T U D I E S

~ A Short History

It is not clear as to when Gutenberg produced this particular work, what we do

know is that this research commenced in 1452. Gutenberg was the discoverer of

the earliest mobile typographic species of which has evolved into those we see

today. This sketchbook, along with three others, was found wrapped in cloth,

many of the pages were lost or destroyed.

C L A U D E G A R A M O N D1490 - 1561

F R O N T C O V E R

I N S I D E F R O N T C O V E R

A S T U D Y O F T H E S P I N A L C O R D I N

T H E L O W E R C A S E ‘ G ’

A S T U D Y O F H O W M U S C L E S B I N D T O T H E

B O N E S O N T H E U P S T R O K E S

A S T U D Y O F T H E R E G U L A R A N D I T A L I C

B O N E I N T H E L O W E R C A S E ‘ B ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E R E G U L A R A N D I T A L I C

B O N E I N T H E L O W E R C A S E ‘ W ’

A S T U D Y O F A M U S C L E I N T H E

R E G U L A R A N D I T A L I C ‘ R ’

~ A Short History

Garamond was one of the leading Typographic Atonomists of his time. Taught by

Simon de Colines and later an assistant to Geoffroy Tory, whose interests in the

anatomy of the human structure and its relationship to that of the a typographic

one is seen to have influenced Garamonds study. Many of Garamonds sketches

are currently in repair due to water damage. The pieces displayed within this

book are believed to be from one of his pocket sketchbooks.

J O H N B A S K E R V I L L E1706 - 1775

B O O K C O V E R

I N S I D E C O V E R

A S T U D Y O F T H E B O N E S T R U C T U R E I N

B O T H T H E ‘ S ’ A N D C A P I T A L ‘ Q ’

O B S E R VA T I O N A L S T U D I E S O F T H E S P I N E

I N B O T H T H E ‘ O ’ A N D ‘ G ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E L I G A T U R E S O C K E T

I N T H E L E T T E R S ‘ F ’ A N D ‘ I ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E B O N E S T R U C T U R E I N T H E

F E E T I N T H E L O W E R C A S E ‘ B ’, ‘ I ’ A N D ‘ R ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E I T A L I C ‘ W ’ A N D T H E A N G L E S O F

T H E A R M A N D L E G I N T H E ‘ K ’ A N D ‘ X ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E R E G U L A R A N D B O L D B O N E S T R U C T U R E

I N T H E C A P I T A L ‘ T ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E N A T U R A L P R O P O R T I O N S

A P P A R E N T O F T H E C A P I T A L ‘ T ’

~ A Short History

Baskerville’s research is the result of an intention to improve upon the

study of Typographic Anatomy made apparent to him by William Caslon.

Baskerville focused his research on the differences between thick and thin

bone structures, metacarpal variation, muscle alignment, and typographic

proportion. Baskerville’s research developed a consistency towards the

way in which Typographic Atonomists study and the terminology used for

Typographic analysis. This perfectly kept sketchbook was generously given

to TAES in 1981 by the Baskerville Family.

E R I C G I L L1882 - 1940

A C O L L E C T I O N O F G I L L’ S N O T E S

A C O M P A R A T I V E S T U D Y O F T H E C R O S S B A R

J O I N T I N D I F F E R E N T W E I G H T S

A S T U D Y O F T H E S P I N E A N D U P S T R O K E

B O N E I N T H E C A P I T A L ‘ P ’

A C O M P A R A T I V E S T U D Y O F B O T H T H E

U P P E R A N D L O W E R C A S E ‘ M ’

A N U N K N O W N S T U D Y O F T H E U P S T R O K E

A C O M P A R A T I V E S T U D Y O F T H E S P I N E

C U R VA T U R E I N D I F F E R E N T W E I G H T S

A S T U D Y O F T H E S P I N E A N D T A I L I N T H E R E G U L A R A N D

I T A L I C L E T T E R ‘ Q ’

A S T U D Y O F T H E B O L D W E I G H T S I N

T H E U P P E R C A S E ‘ T ’ A N D “ E ”

A S T U D Y O F T H E M U S C L E S T R U C T U R E I N B O T H T H E

L O W E R A N D U P P E R C A S E ‘ B ’

~ A Short History

Gill’s often radical approach set him apart from other Typographic Anatomists

as he refused to keep his research in line with traditional methods. Gill opted to

analyse the sans bone structure discovered in the early 19th Century of which

he demonstrated a high level of knowledge and interest. This interest paved the

way for typographic evolutionary analysis that is still in development to this day

- the TAES faculty in Cambridge is a result of this research. Due to the sheer

volume of uncatalogued research discovered in the draws of Gill’s home we

present this varied collection.

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