The Art of the Book in the Twentieth Century [Hardcover]

Jerry Kelly (Author)

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Publication Date: June 2003

The design of books today we enjoy today was fundamentally influenced by a handful of preeminent designers who were active during the 20th century. This book provides an entertaining and informative overview of eleven key designers - D.B. Updike, Jan Tschichold, Bruce Rogers, Stanley Morrson, Hermann Zapf, Jan Van Krimpen, Francis Meynell, Gotthard de Beauclair, Max Caflish, Joseph Blumenthal, and Giovanni Mardersteig - and explores their influence on one another. The lively text provides biographical overviews and information about the designer's work, as well as an assessment of the elements that they created that have gone into producing what we now see as a "well-designed book." There are over 110 pages of visually stunning examples of their work featured in this book. A must have book for any book designer and book lovers alike!

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About the Author

JERRY KELLY is an award winning designer, calligrapher, and printer working independently in New York City. Prior to establishing his own business in 1999, he was a designer/representative for The Stinehour Press and The Press of A. Colish. His articles on typography and calligraphy have been widely published in various books and journals, including Matrix, Fine Print, The AIGA Journal, Calligraphy Review, Bookways, and The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. He is a member of the Grolier Club, the Bund Deutsche Buchkunstler, The Typophiles, and the American Printing History Association. He received his BFA from Queens College, and he has studied with Hermann Zapf at the Rochester Institute of Technology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher (June 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0971568758
ISBN-13: 978-0971568754
Product Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 1 inches
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,752,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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