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OverviewIn this collection, the second in the series, Knuth explores the relationship between computers and typography. The present volume, in the words of the author, is a legacy to all the work he has done on typography. When he thought he would take a few years' leave from his main work on the art of computer programming, as is well known, the short typographic detour lasted more than a decade. When type designers, punch cutters, typographers, book historians, and scholars visited the University during this period, it gave to Stanford what some consider to be its golden age of digital typography. By the author's own admission, the present work is one of the most difficult books that he has prepared. This is truly a work that only Knuth himself could have produced. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donald E. Knuth (Stanford University, California)Publisher: Centre for the Study of Language & Information Imprint: Centre for the Study of Language & Information Volume: 78 Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.930kg ISBN: 9781575860107ISBN 10: 1575860104 Pages: 402 Publication Date: 01 June 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews'This wonderful new book contains Don Knuth's articles on TeX and METAFONT, and includes important archival material ... Reading this book is like holding in your hand twenty years of history. My view of TeX, and of the Computer Modern fonts that I use every day, has been changed completely by this book.' Author InformationDonald E. Knuth is one of the world's pre-eminent computer scientists, whose works have had a profound influence on the subject since the publication in 1968 of the first volume of The Art of Computer Programming. Knuth created TeX, a language for typesetting mathematical and scientific texts, and METAFONT, a computer software system for alphabet design. He is professor emeritus at Stanford University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |