Basic by Isotype.

NEURATH, Otto.

Edité par London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1937

A propos de cet article

First edition, first impression, of this scarce book on the Isotype (the International System of Typographic Picture Education) which uses standardized pictorial symbols to represent social, scientific, and historical data. Though well-represented institutionally, the work is remarkably rare on the market, with just one copy traced at auction since publication. The present work, which pairs words in Basic English with simplified visual representations, was written and designed by Otto Neurath (1882-1945), an Austrian philosopher of science, a member of the Vienna Circle, and the inventor of the Isotype. Linguist and philosopher C. K. Ogden writes in his preface that "the purpose of the book is to give teachers an example of one sort of good picture-teaching" (p. 6). Duodecimo. Basic English folding chart tipped-in on half-title verso. Original quarter cloth, white paper spine label printed in green, front cover lettered in green. Spine label a little chipped and toned, boards a little rubbed, a couple of faint stains to upper outer corner of front cover, gutter cracked between a couple of gatherings, but still sound and clean within. A very good copy.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Basic by Isotype.
• Éditeur: London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1937
• Édition: Edition originale