Bokstavene i historien (Letters in History) highlights the development of letterforms in a general-historical context. How the letters in use changed along with the cultural and social developments in Europe. Because of its essential historical role and its many well-preserved examples, Rome is the starting point. The author, Øyvin Rannem, spent nearly 12 years writing and collecting the material for this book. The reason for choosing a small format and single text column was because of the text’s structure and the variable image quality. In order to create a consistent design, all pictures were printed in black and white. In the book, text and pictures are closely linked, led by image references in the text. All image- and text references are printed with Pantone Bright Red U. The typography on the cover is inspired by the inscription on Trajan’s Column, perhaps the most famous example of Roman square capitals.

• Year: 2017
• Client: Forlaget Press
• Editor: Finn Totland
• Print: Printer Trento, Italy
• Repro: JK Morris Production, Värnamo, Sweden
• Format: 160 x 240 mm
• Paper: 100 gsm Munken Print White 15
• Binding: Softcover with flaps, 300 gsm Munken Pure printed 2+2
• Colors: 2+2 Offset
• Principal type: Lyon Text and Lyon Display
• Pages: 392
• Language: Norwegian
• Awards: Gold, ÅVB 2018