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Shady characters : ampersands, interrobangs and other typographical curiosities / Keith Houston.

By: Publication details: London : Particular Books, 2013.Description: xi, 340 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781846146473 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 411.09 23
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Summary: This book charts the lives of some of the most intriguing examples, from the pilcrow to the ampersand and reveals the bust and boom endured by punctuation with each new technological innovation.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Non-Fiction 411.09 HOU Available 057594
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book charts the lives of some of the most intriguing examples, from the pilcrow to the ampersand and reveals the bust and boom endured by punctuation with each new technological innovation.

General.

Also issued online.

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