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Dürer fonts

Posted on November 1st, 2009 by steve

Albrecht Dürer’s contribution to typography took capitals in new directions.

His books on proportions, De Symmetria Partium in Rectis Formis Humanorum Corporum (books on the normal proportions of the parts of the human form) with Underweysung der Messung (instruction in measurement) cover drawing of human form, perspective – with a dissertation on Roman caps as well as gothics.

Both can be snagged in hi-res digital form from Octavo. Their Graphic Arts Bundle option also includes editions from Giabattista Bodoni (1740-1813), Geofroy Tory (c. 1480-1533) and Owen Jones (1809-74).

Dürer’s original letters exist today in the following fonts:

[1] Dürer Caps from P22

[2] Hands on Albrecht from URW

[3] Albrecht Dürer Gothic from Scriptorium

tags: cool finds, design history, education, fonts, illustration, typography // 4 comments  . . .   

4 Responses to “Dürer fonts”

  1. Design. // Nov 4, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    Here’s another digital version

    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Underweysung_der_Messung

  2. steve // Nov 4, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Cool find! Thank you for the link.

    :)

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