SIGNATURE: A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts No.6 [Old Series]

Editor: Oliver Simon
Publisher: Curwen Press, Plaistow
Publication: 1937, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, section sewn
Pages: 54
Size: 188 x 248
Text: English

Signature: A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts was a landmark British journal devoted to typography, fine printing, book design, and the graphic arts. Edited by Oliver Simon and printed by the Curwen Press, it appeared in a pre-war series (1935–1940) and a New Series (1946–1954). Renowned for its exceptional design and production, Signature published influential essays by leading typographers, printers, and artists, and remains an important reference for the history of twentieth-century typography and fine printing.

Contents:

• Invention In Colour: Drawing By John Piper
• Firmin Didot And His Family, By Desmond Flower
• They Marched With Banners: Some English Art And Typographic Periodicals: 1890-1930, By H. S. Williamson
• Graven Images: LINE Engraving And The Illustrated Book, By Graham Sutherland
• René Ben Sussan, By J.e. Pouterman
• Monotype Van Dijck And Christoffel Van
• Dyck, By Harry Carter
• Book Reviews

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