§ 124. Logotypes

The printing term logotype that first came into use in the early 19th century was originally used as a synonym of ligature, i.e. a character combining two or more characters.

By the second half of the nineteenth century the word “logotype” was used to signify any text cliché, for example, a newspaper title that didn’t have to be typeset anew every time.

Logotype of the Trade and Industrial Newspaper. (1918?) From the collection of I. Mikhailov

In the 20th century logotype came to signify anything: typeface, sign, and their combination.