67 - Bauhaus - W[alter] Porstmann. Language and Writing. Berlin, Association of German Engineers, 1920. Original paperback.

Bauhaus - W[alter] Porstmann. Language and Writing. Berlin, Association of German Engineers, 1920. Original paperback. Call time: approx. 12:38 p.m. (schedule subject to change) First edition. — Published as part of the series “Fundamente der Organisation” (Foundations of Organization), edited by Richard R. Hinz. - The “German Industrial Standards Committee,” on which Porstmann had served since 1920, introduced the paper standard developed by Porstmann in 1922 as part of the “German Industrial Standard” (DIN). - The second half of this book is consistently set in lowercase letters—an experiment at the time, but one that was in line with the ideas of the Bauhaus artists. When introducing lowercase type at the Bauhaus, Herbert Bayer explicitly referred to Porstmann’s typographic experiments in this book. Tschichold also describes the work as an indispensable starting point (see Cat. No. 87). - In immaculate condition, from the author’s estate. 30.0 × 23.5 cm. [4], 108 pages.