{"product_id":"typographia-polyglotta-a-comparative-study-in-multilingual-typesetting","title":"Typographia Polyglotta: A Comparative Study in Multilingual Typesetting","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy George Sadek and Maxi Zhukov\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1997 by the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) and Cooper Union,\u003cem\u003e Typographia Polyglotta\u003c\/em\u003e is a concise, practical study in multilingual typesetting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book presents a single sample text translated into twenty-two languages, each set to demonstrate how differences in linguistic structure and orthography affect length, space, and page composition. Preceding each typeset sample is a brief discussion of the language’s typographic and linguistic properties, offering insight into how these factors shape design decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in black and white with 22 pages of sample settings (in English, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish), the volume reflects the late 1990s moment when desktop publishing was bringing multilingual typesetting into broader practice, yet reference material for designers remained scarce. Today, it stands as both a historical document and a practical resource for anyone working across scripts—a reference for type designers, typographers, and students interested in the mechanics of setting text in multiple languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Maxim Zhukov\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 72 pages, b\u0026amp;w offset, 9.1 × 6.1 in\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67832960975002,"sku":"gwd1792050344316","price":37.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/6051\/8810\/files\/typographia-polyglotta-a-comparative-study-in-multilingual-typesetting_1.jpg?v=1792050373","url":"https:\/\/eyeletcutwear.shop\/products\/typographia-polyglotta-a-comparative-study-in-multilingual-typesetting","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}