Vom buch auf die Straße: große Schrift von 1600 bis 1920 (From the book to the street: big letters from 1600 to 1920)

Blume, J., Pané-Farré, P. and Smeijers, F. (2014) Vom buch auf die Straße: große Schrift von 1600 bis 1920 (From the book to the street: big letters from 1600 to 1920). [Show/Exhibition]

Abstract/Summary

An exhibition illustrating the visual power and the multifaceted nature of letters, type and 'writings' in public spaces, from 1600 to 1920. The exhibition includes books, posters and other forms of printed matter, photographs, objects and films, and artefacts and reconstructions that document stencils and stencilling.