Publisher's Synopsis
"Fraktur Mon Amour" reproduces 300 variations of Blackletter, ranging from historical fonts to contemporary reinventions, in a sensuous, beautifully crafted, hot-pink prayer-book style catalog that is destined to become a fetish object for designers and type enthusiasts. Each Blackletter font is presented on a full page along with its complete alphabet, date of origin, the name of its designer, and original foundry. On the facing page is a composition created from that font that explores the subversive beauty of this unique typeface. In addition, 137 of these fonts including four created exclusively for this book are collected on an enclosed CD (Mac and PC) for free private and restricted commercial use. "Fraktur Mon Amour" is the winner of several awards including the Type Directors Club of New Yorks 2007 Award for Typographic Excellence.
