Just discovered works by Nicholas Rougeux on his (very pretty) website: https://www.c82.net/

I was originally drawn to it because of his most recent work on printing types: https://www.c82.net/printing-types/

If nothing else read this first chapter:

The Invention of Printing: The Cutting and Casting of Types in Relation to their Design - Printing Types: Their History, Forms & Use
Digital edition of Daniel Updike’s history on printing and typography
https://www.c82.net/printing-types/chapters/1

I realized later that he was also behind the beautiful modern rendition of Byrne's Euclid: https://www.c82.net/euclid/