1960 Zeichen, Schrift & Ornament by Eugen Nerdinger - First Edition
This vintage 1960 hardcover first edition of Zeichen, Schrift & Ornament (Signs, Scripts & Ornaments) is a classic lettering manual by Eugen Nerdinger, published by Callwey in Munich, serving as an extensive, illustrated guide to creating letters by breaking them into basic strokes, a foundational work for graphic design and typography. The book, written in German, provides fundamental principles for signs, scripts, and ornamentation, detailing various styles for artists and designers. A highly regarded and extremely rare instructional book for lettering arts, valued for its clear breakdown of letterforms.
This copy is in used vintage condition with some tearing to the edges of the dust jacket and a small crease to the top edge of the pages, but no torn or marked pages and excellent overall color quality.
Hardcover, 303 pages
9.25 x 12 inches
This vintage 1960 hardcover first edition of Zeichen, Schrift & Ornament (Signs, Scripts & Ornaments) is a classic lettering manual by Eugen Nerdinger, published by Callwey in Munich, serving as an extensive, illustrated guide to creating letters by breaking them into basic strokes, a foundational work for graphic design and typography. The book, written in German, provides fundamental principles for signs, scripts, and ornamentation, detailing various styles for artists and designers. A highly regarded and extremely rare instructional book for lettering arts, valued for its clear breakdown of letterforms.
This copy is in used vintage condition with some tearing to the edges of the dust jacket and a small crease to the top edge of the pages, but no torn or marked pages and excellent overall color quality.
Hardcover, 303 pages
9.25 x 12 inches