An edition of Der typograph Hermann Zapf (2015)
Der typograph Hermann Zapf
eine werkbiografie
By Nikolaus Julius Weichselbaumer
Publish Date
2015
Publisher
De Gruyter Saur,K.G. Saur Verlag,K G Saur Verlag Gmbh & Co
Language
ger
Pages
526
Description:
"Hermann Zapf is one of the most productive calligraphers and typographers of the 20th century. His oeuvre offers an opportunity to analyze the possibilities, conditions, developments, and problems of the typography of his era. Based on extensive documentation, this study examines the impact of economic, aesthetic, and technological factors on his work as well as Zapf's efforts to enhance his reputation in other fields."--
subjects: Type and type-founding, Type designers, Calligraphy, Calligraphers, Biography, History, Germany, biography, Type and type-founding, history
People: Hermann Zapf
Places: Germany
Times: 20th century