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- Fraktur mon Amour - Princeton Architectural Press
- Section: Art
- Published in: December 08
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- Brand: Princeton Architectural Press
- Category: Art
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2 à 6- Interior views from Fraktur mon Amour
All images courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press, 2008
Fraktur mon Amour is the fruit of an obsession - that of Berlin-based graphic designer Judith Schalansky for the Fraktur typeface, also known as Blackletter or Gothic. Widely used in the Middle-Ages, superseded by the Antiqua during the Renaissance, banned by the Nazis as a Jewish production before being banned outright as a Nazi production, the Fraktur has today been restored to its former glory. The present book is a staggering ode to Fraktur in all guises, a compilation of 300 sets among the most striking, accompanied by a wealthy tribute of graphic creations. A black-and-pink Bible for all worshippers of typegraphy.
Fraktur mon Amour, ed. Judith Schalansky, Princeton Architectural Press, hardcover, 684 pages, 300 complete character sets, comes with a CD containing 137 fonts intended for private or limited commercial use, $75/£45, 2008
