[ilds] more wolpe

[Bruce Redwine]

Charles, I was not mystified at Victoria and thoroughly enjoyed what you enjoyed talking about.  I look forward to seeing the essay in print.  A good deal of my original pleasure in reading the Dutton editions of the Quartet had to do with the book's design, in particular the font and the dust jackets -- all of which enhanced the poetic experience of Durrell's prose.  (It's  not really the same experience when another font is used.)  That complementarity makes me think that the Quartet's designer also had a "revelation" and truly understood what Durrell was trying to do.  Maybe this is Wolpe's work.  The font must have a name.

Bruce

-----Original Message-----
>>From: Charles Sligh <slighcl at wfu.edu>
>>Sent: Jun 30, 2007 2:53 PM
>>To: Bruce Redwine <bredwine1968 at earthlink.net>, ilds at lists.uvic.ca
>>Subject: Re: [ilds] more wolpe
>>
>>Quoting Bruce Redwine <bredwine1968 at earthlink.net>:
>>
>>> Who designed Durrell's books at Faber?  Not Wolpe.  The typogrqphy is
>>> inspired.  What is the font?
>>
>>I am not certain about you mean, Bruce.
>>
>>For the striking, standout Faber designs from the 1950s and early 1960s, that
>>most certainly is Wolpe's work.  Like the jackets and bindings, any "inspired"
>>fonts would at least come across his desk for approval.  I agree about the
>>inspired fonts, and I think perhaps you heard me mystify the audience at
>>Victoria with my enthusiasm for these minutiae.  Diamond-cut endpoints!
>>
>>Although I have not had the same access to the Faber files that Michael has
>>enjoyed, I will venture to guess that any issues of typography would be
>>overseen by Wolpe.  After all, by himself, Wolpe invented two or three of the
>>most significant fonts developed in the twentieth century.  He was the Master.
>>
>>Perhaps you could clarify your original query?
>>
>>Charles