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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: 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: 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: The world of alphabets by Hermann Zapf: a kaleidoscope of drawings and letterforms.

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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 2 editions 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.

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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: design philosophy of Hermann Zapf.

    First published in 1995 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: Poetry through typography

    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: L' opera di Hermann Zapf: dalla calligrafia alla fotocomposizione : scritti, tavole e illustrazioni dell'artista

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Classical typography in the computer age: papers presented at a Clark Library seminar, 27 February 1988

    First published in 1991 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: ABC-XYZapf: fifty years in alphabet design : professional and personal contributions selected for Hermann Zapf

    First published in 1989 2 editions 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: 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: Hermann Zapf and His Design Philosophy

    First published in 1987 2 editions 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, Type and type-founding, specimens, Layout (Printing), Quotations, Art, exhibitions, Artes Graficas, Artists, italy, Bibliography, Book designers, Book industries and trade, Books, Botany, Calligraphers, Caractères d'imprimerie
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