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Das ideale Buch, oder, Schöne Buch : eine Abhandlung über Kalligraphie, Druck und Illustration und über das schöne Buch als ein Ganzes.: PB 186-2004

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Das ideale Buch, oder, Schöne Buch : eine Abhandlung über Kalligraphie, Druck und Illustration und über das schöne Buch als ein Ganzes.

Maker(s)

Author: Cobden-Sanderson, Thomas James
Translator: Tschichold, Jan
Publisher: Bucherer, Kurrus & Co.

Categories

Description

Translation of The ideal book or book beautiful.
"Deutsch von Jan Tschichold ... Von diesem texte liessen Bucherer, Kurrus & Co. in Basel im jahre 1963 zwölfhundert stück ... Nicht im handel"--Colophon.
13 pages ; 25 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Basel

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1963

Note

"300 copies of this book have been printed by Vance Grey at the Weatherbird Press in Fallbrook, Califronia 1977. This is copy number 8."

"Published for the Rounce & Coffin Club, Los Angeles by Dawson's Book Shop ... "--t.p. verso

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 186-2004
Primary reference Number: 199836
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Audit data

Created: Friday 26 September 2014 Updated: Tuesday 30 September 2014 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Das ideale Buch, oder, Schöne Buch : eine Abhandlung über Kalligraphie, Druck und Illustration und über das schöne Buch als ein Ganzes." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199836 Accessed: 2024-11-21 18:28:25

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