Bringhurst, Robert
Overview
| Works: | 194 works in 625 publications in 8 languages and 12,658 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Folklore Musical settings Criticism, interpretation, etc Poetry Bibliography Biography Folk tales Myths Autographs |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Translator, Book designer, Contributor, Author of introduction, Illustrator, Composer, wat, Speaker, Other |
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Most widely held works about
Robert Bringhurst
- Listening for the heartbeat of being : the arts of Robert Bringhurst by Brent Wood( )
- Tzuhalem's mountain : a sonata in three movements by Robert Bringhurst( Book )
- Tending the fire : an unparable of the relations of rabbits & dogs & old women, &c. by Robert Bringhurst( Book )
- Translating Haida poetry : an interview with Robert Bringhurst by Robert Bringhurst( Book )
- Ecological linguistics and fraught historicity in Black Elk Speaks : a thesis in environmental humanities by Gardner William Dee( )
- Peter Koch, printer; cowboy surrealists, maverick poets & pre-socratic philosophers : by Peter Rutledge Koch( )
- Brian Brett fonds by Brian Brett( )
- Robert Bringhurst fonds by Robert Bringhurst( )
- Bringhurst's range: essential information by Jane Munro( )
- Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material by Robert Bringhurst( )
- Transmutations by Richard Seibert( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Robert Bringhurst
The elements of typographic style by
Robert Bringhurst(
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131 editions published between 1992 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 2,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough revision and updating of the longest chapter, "Prowling the Specimen Books," and many other small but important updates based on things that are continually changing in the field
131 editions published between 1992 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 2,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough revision and updating of the longest chapter, "Prowling the Specimen Books," and many other small but important updates based on things that are continually changing in the field
A story as sharp as a knife : the classical Haida mythtellers and their world by
Robert Bringhurst(
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20 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in English and held by 1,479 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last great Haida-speaking storytellers, poets and historians from the fall of 1900 through the summer of 1901. His Haida hosts and colleagues had been raised in a wholly oral world where the mythic and the personal interpenetrate completely. They joined forces with their visitor, consciously creating a great treasury of Haida oral literature in written form. Poet and linguist Robert Bringhurst has worked for many years with these century-old manuscripts, which have waited until now for the broad recognition they deserve."--Jacket
20 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in English and held by 1,479 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last great Haida-speaking storytellers, poets and historians from the fall of 1900 through the summer of 1901. His Haida hosts and colleagues had been raised in a wholly oral world where the mythic and the personal interpenetrate completely. They joined forces with their visitor, consciously creating a great treasury of Haida oral literature in written form. Poet and linguist Robert Bringhurst has worked for many years with these century-old manuscripts, which have waited until now for the broad recognition they deserve."--Jacket
Solitary raven : the selected writings of Bill Reid by
Bill Reid(
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7 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in English and held by 1,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this book are thirty pieces of Reid's writing, spanning forty years of active life. The contents include his lyrical masterpiece "Out of Silence," his early accounts of expeditions to salvage precious artworks from empty Haida villages, a lecture demonstration on the grammer of classical Haida painting and sculpture, revealing accounts of his own development, his playful "Killer Whale Poem," meditations on the masterworks of his predecessors, and passionate statements from his late years on art and social issues."--Jacket
7 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in English and held by 1,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this book are thirty pieces of Reid's writing, spanning forty years of active life. The contents include his lyrical masterpiece "Out of Silence," his early accounts of expeditions to salvage precious artworks from empty Haida villages, a lecture demonstration on the grammer of classical Haida painting and sculpture, revealing accounts of his own development, his playful "Killer Whale Poem," meditations on the masterworks of his predecessors, and passionate statements from his late years on art and social issues."--Jacket
The raven steals the light by
Bill Reid(
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20 editions published between 1976 and 2005 in English and held by 678 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains 10 espiodes from Haida mythology, each of which is illustrated by a drawing
20 editions published between 1976 and 2005 in English and held by 678 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains 10 espiodes from Haida mythology, each of which is illustrated by a drawing
Everywhere being is dancing : twenty pieces of thinking by
Robert Bringhurst(
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14 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Bringhurst's Everywhere Being Is Dancing collects twenty essays under the subversive principle that "everything is related to everything else." His studies build upon this sense of basic connection, and involve the work of poets, painters, musicians, anthropologists, and philosophers as varied as Ezra Pound, J.S. Bach, Empedokles, Franz Boas, Joan Miro, Aristotle, Wittgenstein, Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay, Josquin des Pres, Chekhov, Plato, Lao Zi, Avdo Mededovic, T.S. Eliot, Gary Snyder, and Glenn Gould."--Jacket
14 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Bringhurst's Everywhere Being Is Dancing collects twenty essays under the subversive principle that "everything is related to everything else." His studies build upon this sense of basic connection, and involve the work of poets, painters, musicians, anthropologists, and philosophers as varied as Ezra Pound, J.S. Bach, Empedokles, Franz Boas, Joan Miro, Aristotle, Wittgenstein, Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay, Josquin des Pres, Chekhov, Plato, Lao Zi, Avdo Mededovic, T.S. Eliot, Gary Snyder, and Glenn Gould."--Jacket
Visions : contemporary art in Canada(
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9 editions published in 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nine visits to the mythworld by
Ghandl(
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12 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Nearly all of the poems in this volume are qqaygaang, narrative poems set in Haida myth time. One story, "The Names of Their Gambling Sticks," is a qqayaagaang, a story that juxtaposes myth time and historical time and establishes a legendary basis for prerogatives of two Haida families. Each poem creatively enacts a myth in a way that illuminates and celebrates the traditional world of the Haidas and reveals Ghandl's own acute sense of the foibles and great potential of all human beings."--Jacket
12 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Nearly all of the poems in this volume are qqaygaang, narrative poems set in Haida myth time. One story, "The Names of Their Gambling Sticks," is a qqayaagaang, a story that juxtaposes myth time and historical time and establishes a legendary basis for prerogatives of two Haida families. Each poem creatively enacts a myth in a way that illuminates and celebrates the traditional world of the Haidas and reveals Ghandl's own acute sense of the foibles and great potential of all human beings."--Jacket
The black canoe : Bill Reid and the spirit of Haida Gwaii by
Robert Bringhurst(
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10 editions published between 1991 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book is about Bill Reid's 'Spirit of Haida Gwaii', a sculpture commissioned for the courtyard of the new Canadian chancery in Washington, D.C., together with a brief summary of Haida history and culture and biography of Bill Reid
10 editions published between 1991 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book is about Bill Reid's 'Spirit of Haida Gwaii', a sculpture commissioned for the courtyard of the new Canadian chancery in Washington, D.C., together with a brief summary of Haida history and culture and biography of Bill Reid
A short history of the printed word by
Warren Chappell(
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10 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A Short History of the Printed Word Makes plain the evolution, impact and development of the printed word as we know it. Covering the earliest forms of the letters of the alphabet, to graphic technology today, this revised classic is an invaluable guide for designers, students, and typophiles." "Warren Chappell, the originating author, was expert in every printing technique and medium of illustration in his age, and was the ideal guide through the landscape of printing and letterforms. Robert Bringhurst, designer, typographer, poet, scholar, and translator, has masterfully revised the text. The past two decades have not only seen the advent of the digital revolution, but the fruits of new typographical research have further illuminated the history of the printed word." "The lucid and lively narrative is interspersed with more than 200 illustrations of calligraphy, typefaces, and pages from the greatest books ever printed, as well as presses and workshops. The authors take the reader through the evolution of the printing press. They explore the contributions of the great printers and typographers, from Gutenberg to Goudy, and investigate the complex interaction between the creation of moveable type and the societies it reflected and influenced. Robert Bringhurst guides the reader into the heart of the most turbulent and important period in the printing arts since the advent of the printing press -- the digital revolution. Book jacket."--Jacket
10 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A Short History of the Printed Word Makes plain the evolution, impact and development of the printed word as we know it. Covering the earliest forms of the letters of the alphabet, to graphic technology today, this revised classic is an invaluable guide for designers, students, and typophiles." "Warren Chappell, the originating author, was expert in every printing technique and medium of illustration in his age, and was the ideal guide through the landscape of printing and letterforms. Robert Bringhurst, designer, typographer, poet, scholar, and translator, has masterfully revised the text. The past two decades have not only seen the advent of the digital revolution, but the fruits of new typographical research have further illuminated the history of the printed word." "The lucid and lively narrative is interspersed with more than 200 illustrations of calligraphy, typefaces, and pages from the greatest books ever printed, as well as presses and workshops. The authors take the reader through the evolution of the printing press. They explore the contributions of the great printers and typographers, from Gutenberg to Goudy, and investigate the complex interaction between the creation of moveable type and the societies it reflected and influenced. Robert Bringhurst guides the reader into the heart of the most turbulent and important period in the printing arts since the advent of the printing press -- the digital revolution. Book jacket."--Jacket
Being in being : the collected works of Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay by
Skaay(
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9 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay was born in the Haida village of Qquuna about 1827 and lived most of his adult life in the village of Ttanuu. He survived the epidemics that annihilated more than nine-tenths of the Haida population, and at the dawn of the twentieth century he was living in the mission village of Skidegate, revered for his knowledge of the myths." "In September 1900 a young American linguist named John Swanton came to the Haida country, determined to learn everything he could of Haida culture. Two weeks after he arrived he and Skaay were introduced, and in October and November 1900 Skaay dictated to John Swanton, in the classical Haida language, the contents of this book." "Being in Being includes all the surviving works of this master Haida storyteller: (1) The Qquuna Cycle, which at 5,500 lines is the longest extant work of Haida poetry and one of the great monuments of Native American literature; (2) Raven Travelling, the longest and most complex trickster story ever recorded on the Northwest Coast, and (3) The Qquuna Qiighawaay, which is the brief and poignant story of Skaay's maternal lineage."--Jacket
9 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay was born in the Haida village of Qquuna about 1827 and lived most of his adult life in the village of Ttanuu. He survived the epidemics that annihilated more than nine-tenths of the Haida population, and at the dawn of the twentieth century he was living in the mission village of Skidegate, revered for his knowledge of the myths." "In September 1900 a young American linguist named John Swanton came to the Haida country, determined to learn everything he could of Haida culture. Two weeks after he arrived he and Skaay were introduced, and in October and November 1900 Skaay dictated to John Swanton, in the classical Haida language, the contents of this book." "Being in Being includes all the surviving works of this master Haida storyteller: (1) The Qquuna Cycle, which at 5,500 lines is the longest extant work of Haida poetry and one of the great monuments of Native American literature; (2) Raven Travelling, the longest and most complex trickster story ever recorded on the Northwest Coast, and (3) The Qquuna Qiighawaay, which is the brief and poignant story of Skaay's maternal lineage."--Jacket
The beauty of the weapons : selected poems, 1972-82 by
Robert Bringhurst(
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13 editions published between 1982 and 1985 in English and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1982 and 1985 in English and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Forging utopia by
John Oliver(
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3 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Language culture type : international type design in the age of Unicode by
John D Berry(
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Language Culture Type grew out of the first international type-design competition, the 2001 bukva:raz!, whose goal was to promote global cultural pluralism, interaction, and diversity in typographic communications as part of the United Nations Year of Dialog among Civilizations. The book lavishly presents the winning entries, along with information about each typeface, its language, and its designer. A series of essays gives context for the interplay of types and languages in the world today including the attempt to mesh all existing scripts into a single digital encoding system called Unicode. It also delves into the specific issues around developing typefaces for the many linguistic cultures in the world, from the various Cyrillic letterforms to Vietnams ancient ideographic script
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Language Culture Type grew out of the first international type-design competition, the 2001 bukva:raz!, whose goal was to promote global cultural pluralism, interaction, and diversity in typographic communications as part of the United Nations Year of Dialog among Civilizations. The book lavishly presents the winning entries, along with information about each typeface, its language, and its designer. A series of essays gives context for the interplay of types and languages in the world today including the attempt to mesh all existing scripts into a single digital encoding system called Unicode. It also delves into the specific issues around developing typefaces for the many linguistic cultures in the world, from the various Cyrillic letterforms to Vietnams ancient ideographic script
Pieces of map, pieces of music by
Robert Bringhurst(
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7 editions published between 1986 and 1987 in English and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1986 and 1987 in English and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected poems by
Robert Bringhurst(
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6 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Bringhurst may well be the poet we have all been waiting for, one who can reclaim for poetry the dignity, wit, brilliance, and wisdom it has recently appeared to have mislaid. He is without doubt a major poet, not only in the context of Canadian letters, but in that of all writing of our time."-Poetry Inspired by Eastern, pre-Socratic, and Native American art and ideas, Robert Bringhurst's Selected Poems gathers work from fifteen volumes and embodies music, ecology, mythology, and philosophy. As he writes, "When you think intensely and beautifully, something happens." Bringhurst's passion for books and words extends to the design and typography of this gorgeous volume. "Essay on Adam" There are five possibilities. One: Adam fell. Two: he was pushed. Three: he jumped. Four: he only looked over the edge, and one look silenced him. Five: nothing worth mentioning happened to Adam. The first, that he fell, is too simple. The fourth, fear, we have tried. It is useless. The fifth, nothing happened, is dull. The choices are these: he jumped or was pushed. And the difference between them is only an issue of whether the demons work from the inside out or from the outside in: the one theological question. Robert Bringhurst is a poet, typographer, and linguist, well known for his award-winning translations of Haida storytellers. His manual The Elements of Typographic Style is one of the world's most influential texts on typographic design. He lives on Quadra Island, British Columbia
6 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Bringhurst may well be the poet we have all been waiting for, one who can reclaim for poetry the dignity, wit, brilliance, and wisdom it has recently appeared to have mislaid. He is without doubt a major poet, not only in the context of Canadian letters, but in that of all writing of our time."-Poetry Inspired by Eastern, pre-Socratic, and Native American art and ideas, Robert Bringhurst's Selected Poems gathers work from fifteen volumes and embodies music, ecology, mythology, and philosophy. As he writes, "When you think intensely and beautifully, something happens." Bringhurst's passion for books and words extends to the design and typography of this gorgeous volume. "Essay on Adam" There are five possibilities. One: Adam fell. Two: he was pushed. Three: he jumped. Four: he only looked over the edge, and one look silenced him. Five: nothing worth mentioning happened to Adam. The first, that he fell, is too simple. The fourth, fear, we have tried. It is useless. The fifth, nothing happened, is dull. The choices are these: he jumped or was pushed. And the difference between them is only an issue of whether the demons work from the inside out or from the outside in: the one theological question. Robert Bringhurst is a poet, typographer, and linguist, well known for his award-winning translations of Haida storytellers. His manual The Elements of Typographic Style is one of the world's most influential texts on typographic design. He lives on Quadra Island, British Columbia
Palatino : the natural history of a typeface by
Robert Bringhurst(
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7 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Provides a detailed ... history of the evolution of all members of the Palatino tribe: Foundry Palatino, Linotype Palatino, Michelangelo, Sistina, Aldus, Heraklit, Phidias, American Palatino, Enge Aldus, Linofilm Palatino, Zapf Renaissance, PostScript Palatino, Palatino Nova, Aldus Nova, and Palatino Sans. It includes new specimens of the foundry and Linotype faces printed by hand directly from the metal, as well as hundreds of color illustrations documenting the artistry and care expended in creating these components of our typographic heritage."--Publisher's website
7 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Provides a detailed ... history of the evolution of all members of the Palatino tribe: Foundry Palatino, Linotype Palatino, Michelangelo, Sistina, Aldus, Heraklit, Phidias, American Palatino, Enge Aldus, Linofilm Palatino, Zapf Renaissance, PostScript Palatino, Palatino Nova, Aldus Nova, and Palatino Sans. It includes new specimens of the foundry and Linotype faces printed by hand directly from the metal, as well as hundreds of color illustrations documenting the artistry and care expended in creating these components of our typographic heritage."--Publisher's website
The solid form of language : an essay on writing and meaning by
Robert Bringhurst(
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18 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The surface of meaning : books and book design in Canada by
Robert Bringhurst(
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7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this fascinating study, Robert Bringhurst takes readers on a walking tour through the bramble of book design, from the mid-18th century to the present day. Along the way, he discovers a true image trove of identity, culture, and history. Transcending other works on the subject, Bringhurst here creates a truly national survey by bringing Canadas long history of aboriginal storytelling into a context of book a context that goes far beyond the printed page
7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this fascinating study, Robert Bringhurst takes readers on a walking tour through the bramble of book design, from the mid-18th century to the present day. Along the way, he discovers a true image trove of identity, culture, and history. Transcending other works on the subject, Bringhurst here creates a truly national survey by bringing Canadas long history of aboriginal storytelling into a context of book a context that goes far beyond the printed page
Bergschrund by
Robert Bringhurst(
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6 editions published between 1075 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1075 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The scythe and the rabbit : Simon de Colines and the culture of the book in Renaissance Paris by
Kay Amert(
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7 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Reid, Bill 1920-1998 Author
- Reid, Martine
- Swanton, John R. 1873-1958
- Koch, Peter Rutledge Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Printer Contributor Editor
- Balkind, Alvin Other
- Ghandl Author
- Chappell, Warren 1904-1991 Author
- Skaay 1827?- Author
- Wood, Brent 1966- Editor
- Dickinson, Mark 1973- Editor
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Art, Canadian Book design Book designers Books Bringhurst, Robert British Columbia British Columbia--Haida Gwaii British Columbia--Pacific Coast Canada Canadian poetry Colines, Simon de, Early printed books Estienne family France France--Paris Graphic design (Typography) Haida art Haida Indians Haida Indians--Folklore Haida mythology Haida poetry Haida sculpture Indian art Indians of North America Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī,--Maulana, Layout (Printing) Legends Letterpress printing North America--Northwest Coast of North America Oral tradition Orchestral music Palatino type Poetics Poetry Poetry--Translations Printers Printing Publishers and publishing Reid, Bill, Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra Tales Tory, Geoffroy, Translators Type and type-founding Type designers Typographers Writing Written communication Zapf, Hermann Zen poetry, Canadian
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Bringhurst, R. (Robert)
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Robert Bringhurst poeta, scrittore e tipografo canadese
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