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Shady characters by Keith Houston · Booklabria

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First published: 2013
Language: English
Editions: 6

Synopsis

In Shady Characters, Keith Houston weaves a fascinating trail through the nooks and crannies of typographical history, from the Library of Alexandria to the halls of Bell Labs. Whether investigating the annotating duo of asterisk (\*) and dagger (†); the plucky pilcrow (¶) and humble ampersand (&); or the at sign (@) and octothorpe (\#), both newly reinvigorated by the Internet, Shady Characters will delight all who cherish the unpredictable and surprising in the writing life.

Subjects: History
Histoire
Historia
Writing
Signs and symbols
Type and type-founding

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