German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern typographic design. Paul Renner , still the only study in any language of Renner's brilliant career, details his life and work to reveal the breadth of his accomplishments and influence. Christopher Burke presents a wealth of hithertounpublished materials, drawing on primary sources and archival research and clearly written with an eye to today's reader. Beautifully designed, Paul Renner is an ...
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German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern typographic design. Paul Renner , still the only study in any language of Renner's brilliant career, details his life and work to reveal the breadth of his accomplishments and influence. Christopher Burke presents a wealth of hithertounpublished materials, drawing on primary sources and archival research and clearly written with an eye to today's reader. Beautifully designed, Paul Renner is an inspiring tour de force portrait of this typographer's extraordinary career and his ongoing influence on the graphic arts.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" (USA) No markings, Fine in Fine dust ajcket., Wraps, with dust jacket, 223pp, index. Mostly B&W illustrations and photos with some colour mterial as well. The German typographer Paul rener is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which i=still sands as a landmark of modern typographic design. This is the first study of Renner's career, of his membership in he Deutscher Werkbund, his guidelines for balanced book design and his arrest by the Nazis. (1.8 JM LVR 205/a2.
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A few small marks or stains to the page edges/pages. Minor shelf wear Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
