Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
The nineteenth century and
the Industrial Revolution:
1800-1899 CE
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The Industrial Revolution had a dramatic impact upon
typography and the graphic arts. New technology
radically altered printing, and designers responded
with an outpouring of new forms and images.
1803
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1812:
Jacques-
Louis David,
Napoleon
in His Study
(detail).
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1814:
Friedrich Koenig
invents the steam-
powered printing press.
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c. 1803:
Robert
Thorne designs the first
fat face.
1804:
Napoleon
Bonaparte crowned
emperor of France.
1808:
Ludwig van
Beethoven composes
his Fifth Symphony.
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1815:
Vincent
Figgins shows the first
Egyptian (slab-serif)
typefaces.
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1815:
Vincent
Figgins shows the earliest
shaded type.
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1816:
William
Caslon IV introduces the
first sans serif type.
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1818:
Page from
Manuale Tipographico
,
which presented the
lifework of Giambattista
Bodoni.
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1821:
Robert
Thorne, Tuscan style
with splayed serifs.
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