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Bruce Rogers
AuthorBooks · Second hand1870-1957
Bruce Rogers was an American typographer and type designer, acclaimed by some as among the greatest book designers of the twentieth century. Rogers was known for his "allusive" typography, rejecting modernism, seldom using asymmetrical arrangements, rarely using sans serif type faces, often favoring faces such as Bell, Caslon, his own Montaigne, a Jensonian precursor to his masterpiece of type design Centaur. His books can fetch high sums at auction.
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Birth
1870
Death
1957
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Bruce Rogers was an influential American typographer and book designer born in 1870.
His most notable work is the prestigious Oxford Lectern Bible, considered a masterpiece of editorial design.
Throughout his prolific career, Rogers published a total of 271 works exploring the art of printing.
His talent spanned multiple facets, excelling as a compositor, printer, writer, and bookplate expert.
Rogers' legacy remains fundamental to understanding the history of typography and type design in the United States.