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B2926. Alphabet Stories: A Chronicle of Technical Developments
B2926. Alphabet Stories: A Chronicle of Technical Development by Hermann Zapf. 2007. 7.25x11. 150pp. Hardcover.
NEW! Zapf provides us with an illustrated story of his life with letters: pen drawn, metal type and computer programs and pixels, from the early 20th century through 2006. Designed by Hermann Zapf. Blue cloth with HZ monogram on cover. Set in Palatino Nova and Palatino Sans. 96 color illustrations. No dust jacket. Also available in German: B2972. Alphabetgeschichten
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B2430. Calligraphic Type Design Digital Age
Calligraphic Type Design in the Digital Age: An Exhibition in Honor of the Contributions of Hermann & Gudrun Zapf.
Edited by John Prestianni. 2001. 204pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover. Retail Price $49.95.
While supplies last. This is the catalog to the exhibition which also features the work of 14 other calligrapher/type designers who have been influenced by the Zapfs’ work including: Robert Slimbach, Alan Blackman, Rick Cusick, Jean Evans, Jacqueline Sakwa, Phill Grimshaw, Akira
Kobayashi, Jovica Veljovic,Viktor Solt, Julian Waters, & Richard Lipton. 100 color / 90 black & while illus.
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B2665. American Type Design
American Type Design and Designers
By David Consuegra. 2004. 320pp. 8.75"x11.25". Paper.
Chronicles the history of type in America through the typefaces and biographies of 62 of the most influentual type designers. With coverage of 334 typefaces, complete with samples from both obscure and known publications, this reference reveals the contriubiton America has made to the world of type by Linn Boyd Benton, Morris Fuller Benton, Washington Ludlow, and other legendary designers. The most comprehensive book ever complied about American type and it designers. Provides a history of nine American type foundaries and a timeline of typerelated events from 1600 to 2001.
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B2919. Alphabet/Haley
B2919. Alphabet: the History Evolution and Design of the Letters We Use Today by Allan Halely.
1995. 128pp. 9x9. Paper.
For each letter Haley presents the origin of the form and the structure of letter. Each is illustrated with examples from typefaces. Includes a system of type classification and a glossery of type terms.
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B2818. Anatomy of a Typeface/Lawson
Anatomy of a Typeface
By Alexander Lawson. 2002. 320pp. Paper.
Alexandar Lawson was one of my type professors at RIT. He was a seemingly endless store of knowledge on typefaces. This book, written for the lay person, is a great and thorough introduction to type and historical typefaces.
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B2972. Alphabetgeschichten
Alphabetgeschichten: Eine Chronic technischer Entwicklungen von Hermann Zapf. 2007. 7.25x11. 150pp. Hardcover
The German edition of Alphabet Stories (B2926, $50). Zapf provides us with an illustrated story of his life with letters: pen drawn, metal type and computer programs and pixels, from the early 20th century through 2006. Designed by Hermann Zapf. Blue cloth with HZ monogram on cover. Set in Palatino Nova and Palatino Sans. 96 color illustrations. No dust jacket. Text in German.
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B2984. Twentieth Century Type Designers
by Sebastian Carter. 1987. 192pp. 9x9.5. Hardcover $35.00. JNB Price $12.98
Presents 24 type designers and their type faces from Goudy, Rodgers & Koch to Stone, Slimback and Towmbly. All the major western typeface designers of the mid to late 20th century are included. The focus is on text faces, but includes some display faces as well. A great bargain for type enthusiast - these designers’ faces are still widely used.
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