Oldřich Hlavsa

Guillaume Apollinaire, Básně—obrazy, SNKL–Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1965

A collection of approximately 54 of Guillaume Apollinaire’s (1880–1918) original Calligrammes, translated by Jiří Konůpek and selected from an earlier French edition.

Details

  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year 1965
  • Client/Publisher State Publishing House of Fine Literature and Art
Oldřich Hlavsa
Oldřich Hlavsa worked primarily in publication design and typography and played a major part in Czech graphic design history. He designed over 2000 book covers and published a series of his own books related to typography. Explore related designers including Ladislav Sutnar and Karel Teige. See also Czech graphic design history, Magazines, and 1950s graphic design history.

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Guillaume Apollinaire, Básně—obrazy, SNKL–Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1965. Designed by Oldřich Hlavsa
Guillaume Apollinaire, Básně—obrazy, SNKL–Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1965. Designed by Oldřich Hlavsa
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