Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse

Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (born January 2, 1918) is a typographer, calligrapher and book-binder. She is the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. Goudy Award. She designed several fonts for the type foundry D. Stempel AG, such as Diotima (1955). She served a book-binding apprenticeship with Otto Dorfner.

Zapf von Hesse is married to typeface designer Hermann Zapf.

Designed types

• Alcuin
• Ariadne
• Calligraphic 810
• Carmina
• Christiana
• Columbine
• Diotima
• Nofret
• Shakespeare
• Smaragd

See also

• List of type designers
• Bookbinding
• Calligraphy

References

Gudrun Zapf von Hesse: Bindings, Handwritten Books, Typefaces, Examples of Lettering and Drawings, foreword by Hans A. Halbey. Mark Batty Publisher, New York, NY 2002.

External links

• MyFonts: Gudrun Zapf von Hesse
• Font Designer - Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse
• Typophile: Gudrun Zapf von Hesse
• Birthdate Reference

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Name	Zapf-von Hesse, Gudrun
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Short description	German artist
Date of birth	January 2, 1918
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