Bruce Rogers: A Life in Letters, 1870–1957 birthdayposter Zapf’s Manuale differs in significant

Zapf’s Manuale differs in significant ways from previous typographic manuals

Zapf began donating his archive to the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel

put one in a frame or on the fridge or prop it up on the mantel for daily delight and reminder to get moving

The collages are on the backs of dust jackets

Bruce Rogers: A Life in Letters, 1870–1957 birthdayposter Zapf’s Manuale differs in significantBruce Rogers was without doubt the most important figure in twentieth century American bookmaking, and there exists an extensive and diverse literature devoted to his work. All of it, however, has been fragmentary, dealing with one aspect or another of a career that spanned over fifty productive years. There has long been a need for a definitive account of Rogers and his books. This is that definitive account. There are chapters on the early years;