liber librorum 1955 (1 Ergebnisse)

Stockholm: Stockholm Royal Library, 1955. Folding cloth portfolio with printed pastedowns containing 42 separate specimens of varying design, together with a small staple-bound catalogue in red wrappers, and a printed announcement from the French printer apologizing that his entry is running late. Light soiling to the portfolio; contents fine. ß A remarkable publishing collaboration done to mark the 500th anniversary of the Gutenberg Bible. From the catalogue : "The international project called Liber Librorum is a common manifestation on the part of leading book designers all over the world to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Gutenberg 42-line Bible. Each participant has designed and printed 1500 copies of his individual solution of the typographic problem of the Bible. The items have been assembled into sets at Stockholm. Each participant receives a limited number of complete sets. Two hundred copies are presented to leading libraries, churches and other learned institutions in various countries. Five hundred copies are for sale. It may be noted, that all participants have agreed to allow their solutions to be copied by anyone wishing to publish a Bible." 37 designers from 15 countries are listed in the catalogue. The USA was represented by Joseph Blumenthal, Grant Dahlstrom, Ismar David, Frank Kacmarcik, Richard McArthur, Algot Ringstrom, Ward Richie, Bruce Rogers, and Frank Kacmarcik.