Art of the Book in the Twentieth Century

The design of the books we look at today is fundamentally influenced by the work of the great masters of book design who were active during the 20th century. This book provides an entertaining and informative overview of the work of the eleven preeminent designers: D. B. Updike, Bruce Rogers, Joseph Blumenthal, Stanley Morison, Francis Meynell, Gotthard de Beauclair, Hermann Zapf, Jan van Krimpen, Max Caflish, Jan Tschichold, and Giovanni Mardersteig. There is a biographical section on each designer which also describes their work and the trends that can be found in each. The influence these designers had on one another and how this affected their design development is also explored. Each essay is supported by a selection of 10 full-page illustrations. An introductory essay provides historical background and ties together the strands explored in the individual chapters to define the elements that have gone to produce what we now see as a "well designed book." Jerry Kelly is a book designer, calligrapher, and printer. His work has won numerous awards and his articles on typography and calligraphy have been widely published in a number of books and journals.Kelley, Jerry is the author of 'Art of the Book in the Twentieth Century' with ISBN 9780971568754 and ISBN 0971568758.