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book (design) story #702

paul bekker:
wandlungen der oper

orell füssli verlag, zürich / leipzig, 1934
size: ?? x ?? cm
designer: alfred willimann (jacket+cover)

paul bekker (1882-1927) was an influential german music director and music critic. in 193 he emigrated first to paris, then new york. this book on opera wa published 1934 in zürich.

the jacket and cover design feature a typographic title with an unusual design for the word opera: ...

... the letter "o" is based on a g-clef.

the jacket and cover design is credtied to alfred willimann (1900-1957), ...

... who was a teacher at the kunstgwerbeschule zürich (see also story 693).

the text on the jacket flaps are set in "new typography" style, unlike the book itself.