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Jan Tschichold

(1902—1974) typographer and writer


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 (1902–74) German book designer, born in Leipzig.

After a traditional start as a calligrapher, he was converted to modernism by the 1923 Bauhaus exhibition. Tschichold’s book Die neue Typographie (1929) ...

Subjects: Industrial and Commercial Art — Bibliography.

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Tschichold, Jan [formerly Johannes Tzschichhold] (1902-1974), typographer and writer
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Tschichold, Jan (1902 - 1974), graphic designer, writer
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Tschichold, Jan
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