Fleischmann on Punchcutting Boston2023 Each letter is a lovely

Each letter is a lovely example of the sign-writer’s art even if it doesn’t say anything in particular and is more or less a chaotic mess

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Fleischmann on Punchcutting Boston2023 Each letter is a lovelyThis 1994 publication is a significant piece of typographic detective work. It centers on a 1766 manuscript discovered by scholar Frans A. Janssen, which provides a rare first person technical account of the art of punchcutting. Janssen concludes the text was written by the legendary German born punchcutter Johann Michael Fleischman. The content is notable for its vigorous defense of counter punches and its sharp, professional sniping at Fleischmans