Typografia, ročník 44, 12, 1937

Contents:
On the Publisher’s Prospectus
Type Specimens — Practical or Representative?
On Economical Mixing of Colours
Is the Number of Compartments in the Monotype Drum Insufficient for Us?
Petit Parisien and Excelsior
Electric Shock
Rotary Printing Form
Seventieth Birthday of Colleague Květoslav Dlabáček
Collection of Graphic Art in the Museum Library of Columbia University
How to Read?
Articles That Young People Dislike Reading
Printing Industry Review

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Typografia
Typografia is a Czech typography and printing journal featuring technical articles and historic design. The magazine was first released in 1888 in Prague.

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