...Ming typeface is said to have been used in the Ming Dynasty of China since the 16th century, and in 1815, when missionary R. Morrison printed a Chinese-English dictionary in Xiamen, China, Ming typeface was used. Then, around 1861-65, American W. Gamble adopted this typeface for the numbering typefaces he produced in Shanghai, and this was passed on to Shozo Motoki and others, becoming the main typeface in Japan. Ming typeface has thick vertical lines and thin horizontal lines, with triangular scales at the end of the horizontal lines, and has both geometric and collective beauty. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Gamble, W." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…明朝体は16世紀から中国の明で使われていたといわれ,1815年,宣教師R.モリソンが華英対訳の辞典を中国のアモイで活版印刷したときにも明朝体活字が作られた。そして1861‐65年ころアメリカのW.ギャンブルが上海で製作した号数活字にこの書体を採用,これが本木昌造らに伝えられ日本の主要活字となった。明朝体は縦線が太く,横線が細く,横線の終点には三角形のうろこがあり,幾何学的美しさと集団的美しさを備えている。… ※「ギャンブル,W.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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