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The form of the book book / [edited by Sara De Bondt and Fraser Muggeridge]
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REF.BM.2285
95 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
2015
A collection of essays on the history and design of books.
Contents:
Foreword / Sara De Bondt & Fraser Muggeridge -- Le Corbusier as book designer : semi-modernity a la francaise / Catherine de Smet -- The Matta-Clark complex : materials, interpretation and the designer / James Goggin -- 1946, 1947, 1948 : the most beautiful Swiss books in retrospect / Jenny Eneqvist, Roland Fruh & Corina Neuenschwander -- Ways of seeing books / Richard Hollis -- A conversation with Bob Stein from The Institute for the Future of the Book / Sarah Gottlieb -- Working with Herbert Spencer : a pioneer of modern typography / Chrissie Charlton -- Every book starts with an idea : notes for designers / Armand Mevis -- Biographies.