The Golden Thread
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
An authoritative and accessible history of the cultural miracle that is the written word.
Ewan Clayton Livres
Ewan Clayton est Professeur de Design à l'Université de Sunderland et co-directeur du Centre International de Recherche sur la Calligraphie. Pendant plusieurs années, il a été consultant pour Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Centre) où il a travaillé au sein d'un groupe de recherche axé sur les documents et les communications contemporaines. C'est un calligraphe primé qui a exposé et enseigné la calligraphie dans de nombreuses régions du monde.
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