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Zapfino: PM 2-2017

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Zapfino

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Zapf, Hermann
Publisher: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Publisher: Linotype Library GmbH

Entities

Categories

Description

Designs for the calligraphic typeface, Zapfino created by Hermann Zapf. Poster signed by Hermann Zapf and dated 1998.

Place(s) associated

  • Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2017-04) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1998

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PM 2-2017
Primary reference Number: 222696
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 9 October 2017 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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