A woman's type : early women type designers in 20th-century book history
Looks at a number of women type designers, and their impact on early 20th century typography and book design. Created as an MA research project for the University of Victoria Department of English. Supervisor: Dr. Iain Macleod Higgins; second reader, Dr. Janelle Jenstad; external reader, Dr. J. Matthew Huculak. This project was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Cover image: Stefani Williams; cover calligraphy: Renée Alexander. Project issued in an edition of 20 print copies. Library copy is number 1/20.
- In Collection:
- Women
- Graphic design (Typography)
- Women type designers
- History
- Book designers
- Zapf von Hesse, Gudrun, 1918-2019
- Type and type-founding
- Henning, Hildegard, 1888-
- Schüle, Ilse, 1903-1997
- Books
- Printers' marks
- Friedlander, Elizabeth, 1903-1984
- Type designers
- Book design
- Ballé, Maria (Graphic designer)
- Baruch, Franzisca, 1900-
- Typographers
- Type designers--Biography
- Printing
- Call Number: Z250 A2D44 2021
- 90 pages ; 30 cm
- Early women type designers in 20th-century book history
- Publisher's mark on page four of cover.
- Issued in folder with double pocket; accompanied by five sets of examples, each set printed on individual broadsheet.
- Some colour illustrations and portraits.
- Essay booklet, type specimens, and folder constructed out of Strathmore Premium Wove 80-pound cover stock in Desert Haze.
- Book Arts Collection
- February 3, 2022
- Introduction -- Elizabeth Colwell (1881-1961) -- Hildegard Henning (b. 1888) -- Friedel Thomas (1895-1956) -- Maria Ballé (?-?) -- Franzisca Baruch (1901-1989) -- Galina Andreevna Bannikova (1901-1972) -- Ilse Schüle (1903-1997) -- Elizabeth Friedlander (1903-1984) -- Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (1918-2019) -- Anna Maria Schildbach (1924-?).
- Scanned on BetterlightTTI at 600 dpi (cover and pages: 1/20; 263; copy4; camera height 650; booklet: 1/20; 283; copy4; camera height 650; scanned under glass) by PD. Metadata by KD.
- Rights
- This essay and accompanying type specimen portfolio were completed as the major research project for a Master of Arts Degree in English at the University of Victoria. Both were created for research and educational purposes and are non-commercial products.The copyrights for all images reproduces in this volume are reserved by the original owners, and the images therefore may not be reproduced, stored, or transmitted without permission of the copyright owner. Contact the author of this project at laurendegainwriting@gmail.com if you would like info on how to request permission from copyright holders.
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