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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Eric Gill
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(1882–1940) English sculptor and wood-engraver who had a major influence on typography and book design. From carving letters on tombstones he moved into low-relief sculpture, as in the Stations of the Cross (1914–18) for *Westminster Cathedral. His work as typographer and illustrator ranged from small editions of books for the Golden Cockerel Press (his famous Four Gospels came out in 1941, just after his death) to mass-circulation typefaces such as his Perpetua range (from 1925) or the Gill Sans-Serif (1927), commissioned by Monotype. In his illustrations a brilliant clarity of line is used in attenuated and often fanciful figures reminiscent of early medieval manuscripts. His personal reputation was dented by the publication in 1989 of extracts from a diary in which he recorded his indulgence in incest and paedophilia.
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