Poltroon Press
Johnstons interest in typography led him to translate an essay on the punchcutter Jacob Sabon by Jan Tschichold, and the only full-length study of Robert Granjon, the sixteenth-century French punchcutter, written by Hendrik D.L. Vervliet.
Basic Information
- Category: publishing
- Website: http://www.poltroonpress.com/
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1975-04-01 (Source 2: Wikidata Q131292552, revision 2465051615)
- Industry (Wikidata; date unspecified): publishing (Source 2: Wikidata Q131292552, revision 2465051615; Source 3: Wikidata label: Q3972943, revision 2549733790)
- Headquarters location (Wikidata; date unspecified): Berkeley (Source 2: Wikidata Q131292552, revision 2465051615; Source 4: Wikidata label: Q484678, revision 2555351942)
- Country (Wikidata; date unspecified): United States (Source 2: Wikidata Q131292552, revision 2465051615; Source 5: Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301)
Evidence and Sources
- Poltroon Press — Official Website (official)
- Wikidata Q131292552, revision 2465051615 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q3972943, revision 2549733790 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q484678, revision 2555351942 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301 (knowledge-base)
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Johnstons interest in typography led him to translate an essay on the punchcutter Jacob Sabon by Jan Tschichold, and the only full-length study of Robert Granjon, the sixteenth-century French punchcutter, written by Hendrik D.L. Vervliet.
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