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Hermann Zapf

German type designer and calligrapher who's designs include Palatino, Optima, and Zapfino. He is considered one of the greatest type designers of all time.

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Born 1918
Died 2015

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  • Cover of: La qualità nella produzione del libro: atti del Simposio 1989

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Calligraphic type design in the digital age: an exhibition in honor of the contributions of Hermann and Gudrun Zapf : selected type designs and calligraphy by sixteen designers

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: ALPHABET STORIES: A CHRONICLE OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS

    First published in 2007 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Schrift und Buch in der Welt von morgen

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: About alphabets

    First published in 1960 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Atlas zur Geschichte der Schrift

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Hermann Zapf: ein Arbeitsbericht

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: From A (+D) to Z: a festschrift : from the School of Art + Design to Hermann Zapf

    First published in 2003 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: August Rosenberger, 1893-1980: a tribute to one of the great masters of punchcutting, an art now all but extinct

    First published in 1996 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Autobiography in type

    First published in 1956 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Über Alphabete: Gedanken und Anmerkungen beim Schriftentwerfen.

    First published in 1960 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Creative calligraphy.

    First published in 1985 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: design philosophy of Hermann Zapf.

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The fine art of letters: the work of Hermann Zapf, exhibited at the Grolier Club, New York, 2000.

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Freedom in text face design

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: From the hand of Hermann Zapf: a collection of calligraphy, alphabet design and book typography

    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Hermann Zapf, calligrapher, type-designer and typographer: an exhibition arranged and circulated by The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati Art Museum, 1960-1961.

    First published in 1960 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: In memoriam Giovanni Mardersteig.

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Kleine Autobiographie in Lettern

    First published in 1956 1 edition in 1 language
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Born 1918
Died 2015
Subjects
Printing, Type and type-founding, Specimens, Calligraphy, History, Book design, Alphabets, Graphic design (Typography), Biography, Exhibitions, Title pages, Type designers, Layout (Printing), Art, exhibitions, Artes Graficas, Artists, italy, Bibliography, Book designers, Book industries and trade, Books, Botany, Calligraphers, Caractères d'imprimerie, Citations, maximes, Computerized typesetting
Places
Germany, San Francisco Public Library
People
Hermann Zapf, August Rosenberger, Giovanni Mardersteig, Gudrun Zapf von Hesse, William Morris (1834-1896)
Time
20th century

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  • OLID: OL139802A

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August 10, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Add birth & death dates & brief bio from Wikidata
August 10, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 9, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import