Fraktur Mon Amour

When was the last time a book on typography made you swoon? Just wait until you feast your eyes on Fraktur Mon Amour Berlin-based graphic designer Judith Schalansky's love letter to Blackletter fonts. Blackletter also known as Fraktur or Gothic type was commonly used throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. By the end of the Renaissance it had mostly been replaced by the typeface Latin Antiqua. The use of Blackletter type became taboo in Germany after World War II because it was incorrectly associated with the Nazis who ... Read More

When was the last time a book on typography made you swoon? Just wait until you feast your eyes on Fraktur Mon Amour Berlin-based graphic designer Judith Schalansky's love letter to Blackletter fonts. Blackletter also known as Fraktur or Gothic type was commonly used throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. By the end of the Renaissance it had mostly been replaced by the typeface Latin Antiqua. The use of Blackletter type became taboo in Germany after World War II because it was incorrectly associated with the Nazis who actually banned its use in 1941 because it was falsely believed to be a Jewish invention. Revelations about the true history and meaning of Blackletter type have resulted in a resurgence in usage by graphic designers. Companies such as Nike Reebok and Coca-Cola now use Fraktur in their advertising. It decorates posters album covers and even skin in the form of tattoos. But a comprehensive collection of the most beautiful classic faces as well as the best new variations has been missing until now. Fraktur Mon Amour reproduces 300 variations of Blackletter fonts ranging from historical fonts to contemporary reinventions in a sensuous beautifully crafted hot-pink prayer book-style catalog that is destined to become a fetish object for designers and type enthusiasts. Each Blackletter font is presented on a full page along with its complete alphabet date of origin the name of its designer and its original foundry. On the facing page is a composition created from that font that explores the subversive beauty of this unique typeface. In addition 137 of these fonts--including four created exclusively for this book--are collected on an enclosed CD (Mac and PC) for free privateand restricted commercial use. Fraktur Mon Amour is the winner of several awards including the Type Directors Club of New York's 2007 Award for Typographic Excellence. Read Less

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  	Edition: 2008, Princeton Architectural Press Hardcover, Good	Details: ISBN: 156898801X ISBN-13: 9781568988016 Pages: 720 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 17941208282	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.57 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: Good++; Hardcover; Very light overall wear to the covers, but with a few minor handling-marks to the back cover; Pink coating to the textblock edges is excellent; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 2.0 lbs; Black hardcovers with title in dark pink lettering, dark pink coating to the textblock edges, and pink and black sewn-in fabric bookmarks; 2008, Princeton Architectural Press; 648 pages; "Fraktur Mon Amour, " by Judith Schalansky.
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  	Edition: 2008, Princeton Architectural Press Hardcover, New Available Copies: 2	Details: ISBN: 156898801X ISBN-13: 9781568988016 Pages: 720 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 15791142770	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.57 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
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