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Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House

Contributed by Jeremy Tankard on Oct 16th, 2018. Artwork published in .
Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House 1
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.

This book about Houghton Hall makes full and detailed use of the Kingfisher typeface. Careful body copy setting is married with exquisite typographic detailing. Designed by Robert Dalrymple for Skira Rizzoli.

Lying behind the dust jacket are foil-blocked caps
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.

Lying behind the dust jacket are foil-blocked caps

Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House 3
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.
Title page utilizing one of Kingfisher’s clip-on swashes
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.

Title page utilizing one of Kingfisher’s clip-on swashes

Chapter opening
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.

Chapter opening

Picture captioning
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.

Picture captioning

Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House 7
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.
Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House 8
Photo: Jeremy Tankard. License: All Rights Reserved.

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