Adrian Frutiger The Development of Western Type Carved in Wood Plates

"Featured in this stunning publication is the noted typographer's master thesis, created in 1951 while studying at the School of Design, Zurich. When given the job of presenting the development of European typefaces from the Greek alphabet up to the Renaissance, Frutiger resolved the task by creating the entire evolution of letters through the creation of woodblock lettering. His preference to cut rather than draw created this stunning reproduction of the history of typography."