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“Lettres”, Paris, Arts et métiers graphiques, 1948.
A comprehensive exploration of the printed letter’s diverse uses and evolution, featuring a preface by Maximilien Vox and a compilation of documents by Jean Loisy, covering everything from romantic alphabets to then-contemporary typefaces.
A comprehensive exploration of the printed letter’s diverse uses and evolution, featuring a preface by Maximilien Vox and a compilation of documents by Jean Loisy, covering everything from romantic alphabets to then-contemporary typefaces.
In 1954, the Arts et Métiers Graphiques editions published Lettres, “a complete picture of the varied uses of the printed letter and the evolution it undergoes”, prefaced by Maximilien Vox, whose the documents are brought together by Jean Loisy. From a look back at romantic alphabets, to a panorama of contemporary creations from the Deberny et Peignot foundry – Contact, Ondine, Jacno, President , Phœbus, Cristal, Bolide, Améthyste, Chaillot… – the publication lists the various fields of application of the letter: The letter in the edition / The letter in the binding / Ex-libris / Trademarks / Monograms / Calligrams / Labels / The letter in the advertisement / The letter on the stained glass window / The letter in the sign and display / The letter in the goldsmith 's work / The letter on the screen. (La lettre dans l’édition / La lettre dans la reliure / Ex-libris / Marques de fabrique / Monogrammes / Calligrammes / Etiquettes / Lia lettre dans la publicité / La lettre sur le vitrail / La lettre dans l’enseigne et l’étalage / La lettre dans l’orfèvrerie / La lettre sur l’écran.)
Document: Lettres, documents gathered by Jean Loisy, preface by Maximilien Vox, Paris, Arts et métiers graphiques, 1948. In 4 sewbound, 31 x 24,5 cm, 112 pp. cover composed by Walter Hachler.
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