Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering

By Jan Tschichold

Book Overview

This is a sourcebook of the most beautiful type of letters, as selected by the author, as well as a discussion of lettering as a work of art, good and bad letters, the use of capital and lower case letters, word and line spacing, the selection of appropriate letter styles, and the layout of letters and signs. Anyone who works with type should find this facsimile of Tschichold's work of interest. Jan Tschichold was the recipient of prizes that included the AIGA Gold Medal in 1954 and the Leipzig Gutenberg Prize in 1965.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083063486X
• ISBN13: 9780830634866
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Design Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

This book is informative!

Many years ago I borrowed this book from a research library. And in the next few days, I couldn't put it down. I found this book very informative. It opened a door to the art of calligraphy and lettering to me. This book is composed of two parts. The first of it are some articles explaining the evolution of various kinds of calligraphy and lettering crafts. The second part, examples of these artworks. If you love typography, caligraphy or fine arts as a general, you will love this book.If you are interested in the history of typography, this book can also be very helpful to you as it provides you with a firm background of very needed knowledge.I hope there will be another book like this one that stress the mechanical part of lettering. How different tools, say broad-tip pens, brushes, chisels, counterpunches, affect the shape of letters.