Typografia, ročník 45, 07-09, 1938

Published on the occasion of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Typography Association in Prague as the third issue of the forty-fifth anniversary volume of th…Published on the occasion of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Typography Association in Prague as the third issue of the forty-fifth anniversary volume of the Typography Magazine, which the Association is the publisher. Published in September 1938 in a printing of 3,500 copies on wood-blade illustrative paper. Typographed from Fournier Monotype font, typographically edited by Stanislav Maršo, drawings by Karl Svolinský.

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  • Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
  • Designer/s Typography by Stanislav Maršo, Drawings by Karl Svolinský
  • Year 1938
  • Client/Publisher Spolek Typografia v Praze
  • Size 235mm x 310mm
Typography by Stanislav Maršo, Drawings by Karl Svolinský
Typografia
Typografia is a Czech typography and printing journal featuring technical articles and historic design. The magazine was first released in 1888 in Prague.

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Typografia, ročník 45, 07-09, 1938. Typography by Stanislav Maršo, Drawings by Karl Svolinský
Typografia, ročník 45, 07-09, 1938. Typography by Stanislav Maršo, Drawings by Karl Svolinský
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