Type by Lucian Bernhard: collected specimen booklets

Abstract

"Small masterpieces from the age of metal type, foundry specimen booklets introduced new typefaces to the world with exquisitely arranged showings and a variety of original in-use examples. Distributed as ephemeral marketing, many are bold visual essays, statements of typographic craft, and prized keepsakes containing essential information about type as it was meant to be seen. This volume reproduces specimens of typefaces by celebrated German-American designer Lucian Bernhard. Drawn from across his career, the selection showcases Bernhard's best-known designs, as well as some less familiar gems, and covers a broad range of styles, including roman, italic, script, blackletter, sans serif, and modern display. All ten complete facsimiles match their originals in size and trim. Stacked and bound together in a single volume, with an inside pocket containing a smaller booklet, they offer an unparalleled portrait of a singular career in type"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents

Bernhard brushscript : (1928) (20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm) -- Die neue Schrifft die Ihnen fehlt : (1927) (20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm) -- Bernhard Negro : Die neue Webeschrift : (1930) (10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm) -- Extrafette Bernhard antiqua : (1924) (16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm) -- Bernhard Schönschrift : (1925) (28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm) -- Lucian : (1928) (20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm) -- Bernhard Schriften : (late-1920s) (28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm) -- Bernhard Gothics : (1931) (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm) -- Die neue Extrafette Bernhard Fraktur : (1921) (24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm) -- Pamphlet. Magnet type : (1949) (8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm).