COOKIE SETTINGS
You can always change your preferences by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link at the bottom of the page. View our Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy for full details.
Books
Keith Houston Shady Characters : Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities Deals
Product Information:
Waterstones - Shady Characters
Don't miss out on future voucher deals, join our voucher alerts to be the first to benefit from these deals!
Join Voucher ListKeith Houston Product Details:
Product Name: Shady Characters : Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities
Product Category: Books in Media
Manufacturer: Keith Houston
Product Features :
- No features available.
Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome?Keith Houston gives the answers in this delightfully entertaining book. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, the entire cast of Shady Characters reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation.Together, these shady characters form a rich, entertaining and surprising history of the written word and our ongoing attempts to shape it. 'Engaging typographical journeys . . . Houston brings to life a history of ingenuity and imagination' The Times'Entertaining, informative, a must-read.If ever a book deserved its hardbacked, reverse-embossed, lavishly illustrated, thick white heavy paper incarnation, and a place on an actual bookshelf, it is Shady Characters' Guardian'Houston brings considerable wit to the 5,000-year-old enigma of how we attempt to communicate our thoughts through visible signs . . . Shady Characters might make you look at books - in print or online - in an entirely new way' Nature'Refreshing . . . the stories he uncovers along the way are fascinating' Telegraph'Ventures into the previously untrodden history of punctuation marks . . . scholarly, highly readable' SpectatorKeith Houston is the founder of ShadyCharacters.co.uk, where he writes about the unusual stories behind some well-known - and some rather more outlandish - marks of punctuation.
Why compare prices for Keith Houston ?
ShopMerit works with hundreds of UK retailers to provide you with the best possible prices for Books, deals and retailer vouchers codes. So comparing prices on Books just like Shady Characters : Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities is easy and also can save your hard earned cash when shopping online.
We’re pretty sure that you’ll find the best price for a Keith Houston at ShopMerit.com.