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The word "typography" in literature is not confined to a strictly technical meaning but is instead used to evoke a variety of aesthetic, historical, and even metaphorical associations. In some texts, typography is celebrated for its visual elegance and appropriateness, as when it is described as “attractive, appropriate, and exceedingly pleasant to the eye” [1]. Other works infuse the term with a sense of invention and historical destiny—suggesting almost mythic origins, such as noting that “typography was invented” in Harlem or meticulously refined over centuries [2], [3], [4]. Meanwhile, its usage can stretch into the realm of artistic masterpiece, with some illustrations being dubbed a “chef-d'œuvre of typography” [5], and even into casual or technical banter, as in the playful remark using typography as a term of art [6]. Across these varied contexts, typography is portrayed not merely as an element of visual design but as a cultural artifact that carries both aesthetic appeal and historical significance.
  1. Even his typography, unstudied from the standpoint of modern "display," is attractive, appropriate, and exceedingly pleasant to the eye.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  2. From the conclusion of his dedication we may guess why he should be led to mention Harlem as the place where typography was invented.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  3. From this period to 1450 it is likely that he continued to employ himself in attempts to perfect his invention of typography.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  4. INVENTION OF TYPOGRAPHY.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  5. (1791-4) and illustrated by Tesi and Novelli are a chef-d'œuvre of typography.
    — from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various
  6. 'I call it pie,' said I, using a technical term of typography.
    — from He by Andrew Lang and Walter Herries Pollock

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