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Natural Enemies of Books. A Messy History of Women in Printing and Typography

Author(s): Fanni, Maryam; Flodmark, Matilda; Kaaman, Sara

Designer(s): Eller med a

Language(s): English

Pages: 192

Year: 2020

Publisher: Occasional Papers

City: London/Ghent

URL: https://occasionalpapers.org/product/the-natural-enemies-of-books/

ISBN: 978-0-9954730-3-4

Abstract: The Natural Enemies of Books is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication Bookmaking on the Distaff Side, which brought together contributions by women printers, illustrators, authors, typographers and typesetters. It highlights the print industry’s inequalities and proposes a takeover of the history of the book. Edited by feminist graphic design collective MMS (Maryam Fanni, Matilda Flodmark and Sara Kaaman), Natural Enemies includes several new essays and poems by Kathleen Walkup, Ida Börjel, Jess Baines and Ulla Wikander. It also offers conversations with former typesetters Inger Humlesjö, Ingegärd Waaranperä, Gail Cartmail and Megan Dobney as well as reprints of the original book.

Category: Typography

Contributor(s): Chae, Yunie; Schouten, Nina

Location: Zaandam

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