WEGBEREIDERS VAN DE MODERNE BOEKTYPOGRAFIE
IN NEDERLAND
Dick Dooijes
Dick Dooijes: WEGBEREIDERS VAN DE MODERNE BOEKTYPOGRAFIE IN NEDERLAND. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij De Buitenkant, 1988. First edition [limited to 1,500 copies]. Text in Dutch. Oblong quarto. Decorated paper covered boards. Yellow endpapers. 122 pp. Fully illustrated. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print and rather uncommon. Nick to rear board edge, otherwise a fine fresh copy.
8.5 x 6.25 book with 126 pages and many 1- and 2-color reproductions of of Dutch Avant-Garde book typography by S.H. de Roos, J. van Krimpen, J.F. van Royen, Charles Nypels, A.A.M. Stols, Theo van Doesburg, H.Th. Wijdeveld, H.N. Werkman, Piet Zwart, Fre Cohen, Wil Sandberg. Includes many rare and unusual examples. A stellar production — beautifully designed and printed, this book gets my highest recommendation.
Contents include individual chapters on these Dutch masters:
- S. H. de Roos
- J. van Krimpen
- J. F. van Royen
- Charles Nypels
- A. A. M. Stols
- Theo van Doesburg
- H. Th. Wijdeveld
- H. N. Werkman
- Piet Zwart
- Fre Cohen
- Willem Sandberg
The extraordinary achievements of Dutch graphic design in the twentieth century have long been recognized, and this exhibition catalog celebrates the early pioneers of Dutch book design and typography. This limited edition portrays a remarkable diversity of styles and techniques in a wide range of publishing ventures. The work is discussed in the context of such themes as the decorated book, the Wendingen magazines, Dadaism, De Stijl, the Bauhaus, Constructivism, pictographs, the underground press of the occupation years, the PTT and more.