The Bieler Press Catalogue / Bieler Press

Identifier:REF.SE.1468

Dimensions:[8] p. ; 25 cm

Publication dates:1990

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Letterpress printing, Bieler Press, Typography, Book catalogs, Rare books--Catalogs, Small presses

Description:The Bieler Press was founded in 1974 by Gerald Lange. The press offers limited edition fine print books, chapbooks, and broadsides. The Bieler Press is a small printing and publishing firm specializing in studio letterpress, typographic design, and the publication of finely-printed limited edition books and related matter. Information about the press can be found at the Bieler Press blog: http://bielerpressiii.blogspot.com/. Historical documentation of the press is held at the University of Minnesota's Bieler Press Archival Materials Collection. Gerald Lange has taught at the Art Center College of Design, The Otis College of Art and Design, and was a master printer at the University of Southern California Fine Arts Press. "We at the Bieler Press are pleased to have participated in this renaissance in fine printing and bookmaking. The following titles represent a sampling of our work at the press during the eighties. We have always tried to make evocative books that appeal quietly to the hand and the eye, to the mind and the heart." -Gerald Lange, The Bieler Press Catalog 1990 The Catalogue contains an introduction by Gerald Lange, a short narrative description of each book alongside a short physical description, with occasional blurbs from Fine Print reviews. "This catalog was designed by Gerald Lange and hand printed by Robin Price in an edition of 1200 copies. The typefaces are Univers and Information Grotesque. The papers are Basingwerk Parchment and Curtis Flannel."- colophon The catalog is currently available in PDF format. CBA Holdings Include: Catalog 1990