Rudolf Koch, important typeface artist in Offenbach
The Klingspor Museum houses numerous works by the typeface artist and designer Rudolf Koch (1876 - 1934). Koch designed over 20 typefaces as an artistic employee of the type foundry Gebr. Klingspor, worked as a teacher of type at the Offenbach School of Arts and Crafts and wrote typefaces and manuscripts, including many with religious content.
Rudolf Koch's works can be viewed in the library of the Klingspor Museum.
(Mondays to Fridays, registration under Tel. 069 / 80 65 - 20 66)
You can also work with our secondary literature - here you will find a list of literature on Rudolf Koch:
Selected bibliography (further titles in the alphabetical catalog of the museum library)
Who, please, is Rudolf Koch? From the work of the Klingspor Museum on the life and work of the Offenbach artist. Published by the Klingspor Museum Offenbach. Ilmtal : VDG, 2020.
Cinamon, Gerald: Rudolf Koch. Letterer, type designer, teacher. London [and others] : British Library [and others], 2000.
Werfel, Silvia: Rudolf Koch, master of the broken typeface. Mainz, 1985, Mainz University, master's thesis in book design.
Amborn-Morgenstern, Angelika: Die Druckschriften von Rudolf Koch. Frankfurt, 1984.
Köpsel, Günter: Rudolf Koch, der Schriftkünstler und evangelische Christ - seine Bedeutung und seine Grenze. Frankfurt am Main, Staatl. Berufspädagog. Inst., scientific term paper, 1960.
Beyer, Oskar: Rudolf Koch after twenty-five years. Lecture on April 14, 1959 in the auditorium of the Academy for the Graphic Arts. Munich, 1959.
Koch, Rudolf: Letters. Munich : Akad. für das graph. Gewerbe, 1959.
Heinrichsen, Friedrich: Your faithful Rudolf Koch. Souvenir picture from a ten-year collaboration by Friedrich Heinrichsen. Unpublished manuscript, ca. 1954.
Beyer, Oskar: Rudolf Koch. A creative life. Kassel : Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1953.
Beyer, Oskar: Rudolf Koch, man, type designer and innovator of the craft. Berlin : Evangel. Publ., 1949.
Guggenheim, Siegfried: Rudolf Koch, his circle and my collection. Original manuscript. Flushing, N.Y., undated. [ca. 1940]
Lange, Wilhelm H.: Rudolf Koch, a German writing master. Berlin : Heintze & Blanckertz, 1939.
Koch, Rudolf: Rudolf Koch. A German master. Kassel : Bärenreiter-Verl., 1938.
Koch, Rudolf: A German. Small writings by Rudolf Koch. Leipzig : Insel-Verl., 1937.
Haupt, Georg: Rudolf Koch the scribe. Leipzig : Insel-Verl., 1936.
Matthäus, Friedrich: Rudolf Koch, a workman of God. Hamburg : Agentur des Rauhen Hauses, 1935.
Koch, Rudolf: The war experiences of the grenadier Rudolf Koch. Leipzig : Insel-Verl., 1934.
Articles in magazines and yearbooks
Bertheau, Philipp: Rudolf Koch in the book art discussion of the year 2000. in: Aus dem Antiquariat. 2002, H. 11.
Grebe, Werner: Rudolf Koch as an ex-libris artist. In: Illustration 63. vol. 39, no. 1. 2002.
Sarkowski, Heinz: Rudolf Koch's map of Germany as a political issue. In: Philobiblon. Vol. 43, H. 1. 1999.
Wronker, Lili: Rudolf Koch. Life, craft and art. In: Letter Arts Review. Vol. 13, No. 1. 1996.
Wolpe, Berthold: Rudolf Koch and Edward Johnston. In: Philobiblon. Vol. 33, No. 3. 1989.
Keller, Karl: Who was Rudolf Koch? On the 50th anniversary of his death on April 9, 1984. in: Imprimatur. N. F. Vol. 11. 1984.
Windisch, Albert: The great master scribe Rudolf Koch. In: Gutenberg Yearbook. 1935.
Graphische Jugend. Vol. 2, No. 10. 1934 [With contributions by and about Rudolf Koch]
Graphische Nachrichten. Vol. 13, H. 6. 1934. Rudolf Koch [special issue]
Koch, Rudolf: My position towards the church. In: Christdeutsche Stimmen. Year 14, H. 6. 1934.
Philobiblon. Special issue no. 1. 1934. Schrift und Handwerk.
Archiv für Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik. Vol. 70, H. 11/12. 1933. Rudolf Koch and his circle. [Special issue]
Windisch, Albert: The work of Rudolf Koch. In: Fleuron. Vol. 6. 1928.
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Collection
Klingspor Museum
Herrnstraße 80
63065 Offenbach
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