The Samuel Johnson Dictionary
Editorial Debate
Penguin / Random House
Editorial Debate
Penguin / Random House
Samuel Johnson’s dictionary includes words, slang and vocabulary from the 18th century.
He collected the words from texts of Shakespeare and other great writers of his time.
Describing them from his particular perspective and insight Recognizing them by this way while integrating them into the language.
In this project I was in charge of illustrating a complete ornamental alphabet.
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Compiled by Gonzalo Torné
Designed by Andreu Barberán