The origin and development of the quotation mark
The earliest book discovered in which appeared indicia which may properly be termed marks of quotation was printed in 1516 at Strasbourg, Alsace (then in Germany), by Mathias Schurer. It was “De Vitis Sophistarum” by Flavius Philostratus. The marks consisted of two commas in the left hand margin of each page outside the regular type [...]
‘Linotype: The Film’, by Doug Wilson, 2012
☛ Linotype: The Film by Doug Wilson, 2012, documentary, 77 mins. Director of Photography and Editor: Brandon Goodwin. Audio & Sound Design: Jess Heugel. Purchase or rent a digital copy online: iTunes, Amazon Instant Video. Linotype: The Film is a very interesting, very well crafted documentary about a machine whose exact role in the history [...]
Avedon’s Instructions?
☛ Evidence 1944-1994 by Richard Avedon, Random House, 1994, p. 86: “Detail of Avedon’s instruction to the printer” [Amazon] There are two things interesting to notice about those famous “instructions”: There are two different versions of them (for the same photo). The one shown above, published in Evidence 1944-1994 and the one shown below published [...]
