Michael Twyman

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Michael Twyman Born in London, 1934, Michael Twyman died in 2025. British typographic historian and founder, in 1968, of the renowned Reading University course, Typography&Graphic Communication. Michael Twyman was Professor and later Emeritus Professor of Typography&Graphic Communication at the University of Reading. Since the early 1960s he took groups of students to Rome and Florence on a regular basis to study inscriptional lettering. At ATypI in Rome in 2002, he spoke about the inscriptional lettering in Rome&Florence. His research focused on 19th century printing, and specifically on the early history of lithography. His books include "Lithography 1800-1850", "Printing 1770-1970", "Early lithographed books", "Early lithographed music" and "The British Library guide to printing". Interview by Garrett Boge. LetterPerfect interview. Speaker at ATypI 2014 in Barcelona. Obituary by Sue Walker.	EXTERNAL LINKS Michael Twyman [Designer info] MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type personalities ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Books on type design ⦿

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