[CZECH TYPE SPECIMEN BOOK] VzornÃk pÃsma odborného uÄiliÅ¡Å¥a Å¡tátnych pracovných záloh ÄÃslo 15 [A typographic specimen of the state vocational school no. 15]
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- Condition
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Berlin, Germany
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About This Item
Scarce and very appealing Slovak typographic specimen book, published by a state-run trade school in Bratislava, evidently after the February 1948 communist coup in Czechoslovakia. It includes an introductory essay on the history of typography, a guide for using the specimen for orders from the printer, and a table of contents. Among the included fonts are Script, Orchidea, Bernard medieval, Umbra, Ratio, Veneziana. Also included is a notably large section of "poster fonts" including large wooden type, as well as a section of ornamental frames and borders. The poster fonts include Roman, Don, Gulliver, Energos, Script, Kamenné, Reform grotesk, Blok, Kábel, and several others. The specimen leaves are attratively printed in black with green legends. Very uncommon, like must such publications, which were intended for print orders and discarded when no longer relevant (or disfigured by cutting out samples of type). As of February 2024, not located in KVK, OCLC. Scarce and very appealing Slovak typographic specimen book, published by a state-run trade school in Bratislava, evidently after the February 1948 communist coup in Czechoslovakia. It includes an introductory essay on the history of typography, a guide for using the specimen for orders from the printer, and a table of contents. Among the included fonts are Script, Orchidea, Bernard medieval, Umbra, Ratio, Veneziana. Also included is a notably large section of "poster fonts" including large wooden type, as well as a section of ornamental frames and borders. The poster fonts include Roman, Don, Gulliver, Energos, Script, Kamenné, Reform grotesk, Blok, Kábel, and several others. The specimen leaves are attratively printed in black with green legends. Very uncommon, like must such publications, which were intended for print orders and discarded when no longer relevant (or disfigured by cutting out samples of type). As of February 2024, not located in KVK, OCLC.
Details
- Bookseller
- Penka Rare Books and Archives (DE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- P5260
- Title
- [CZECH TYPE SPECIMEN BOOK] VzornÃk pÃsma odborného uÄiliÅ¡Å¥a Å¡tátnych pracovných záloh ÄÃslo 15 [A typographic specimen of the state vocational school no. 15]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- czech, czechoslovak, fine printing, bibliophile, typography, typo, specimen, fonts, lettering, samples, design, book design, typographie, letters, type, typographer, printing
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Penka Rare Books and Archives
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About the Seller
Penka Rare Books and Archives
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Berlin
About Penka Rare Books and Archives
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...