Transit of Earth album art Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Sep 7th, 2025. Artwork published in 1978. Source: www.etsy.com VinylJunction (edited). License: All Rights Reserved. A spoken-word album with three stories by English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, “Transit of Earth”, “The Nine Billion Names of God” and “The Star”, read by the author and interspersed with Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. The typography inside the blue sky of Chesley Bonestell’s cover art features Chevalier, a calligraphic typeface released by VGC. [More info on Discogs] Source: www.abebooks.com Jerry Prosser (edited). License: All Rights Reserved. Detail of the typography Typefaces More about Chevalier (VGC)Get Chevalier (VGC) Formats Album Art (4142) Topics Literature (2993) Science/Nature (1101) Music (6226) Designers/Agencies Chesley Bonestell (1) Tagged withArthur C. Clarke (9)science fiction (472)Caedmon Records (3)vinyl records (3275)spoken word (34)classical music (259)Johann Sebastian Bach (15)space (130)space travel (128)deserts (28)reversed type (3310)1970s (1539) Artwork location United States (9784) New York City (2870) In SetsVGC (Florian Hardwig) (322) Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More in Music The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night Brazilian EP cover1965unknownContributed by Florian Hardwig Mac MacLaren – Trumpet Bouquet album art2022Mac MacLarenContributed by Chris Corrado Agusa – Ekstasis album art2018Robin GnistaContributed by Jerry van Kooten Sponsor More in Album Art Bladed – Halloween in Bagamoyo album art2015Håvard GjelsethContributed by Robin Mientjes Staff Pick Zoo – Hard Times, Good Times album art1972Nicole ClavelouxBernard BonhommeContributed by Florian Hardwig Black Sabbath – Master of Reality album art1971Bloomsbury GroupMike StanfordKeefContributed by Florian Hardwig Staff Pick Al Caiola – Percussion and Guitars album art1960Murray SteinPhoto(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr. More Fonts In Use Heimildin2023Jón Ingi StefánssonContributed by Production Type Staff Pick Bad Poster Blame Cookie2011Paul SahreContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Pulp Fiction (1994) titles1994Pacific TitleContributed by Mike Blystone Staff Pick Hellfire Restaurant2023CI StudioContributed by Anastasia Balashova (Contrast Foundry) Staff Pick German Federal Parliament Corporate Identity2009Büro UebeleContributed by Indra Kupferschmid Staff Pick Chronic: Handmade Nightmares in Red, Yellow and Blue2007Studio Laucke SiebeinContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Guildford Green2022The Office of Ordinary ThingsContributed by Jonny Black Staff Pick Homeland vintage jazz record covers2012Ty MattsonContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick