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1. Background
2. Rejuvenation 1900-24. The beginnings of cultural rejuvenation. The German Werkbund. The German cult of the book. Renner as a Werkbund figure
3. Renewal 1924-32. Socially-engaged design. The New Typography. Renner confronts modernity. Theories of modern design
4. Futura and the modern letter in Germany. The question of gothic versus roman. Futura. Orthographic reform
5. Crisis 1932-3. The course of the Werkbund. Renner's engagement in controversy. Arrest. A brief stay in Switzerland
6. Typography in a dictatorship 1933-45. Gothic script during the Third Reich. Renner resettles in Germany. Die Kunst der Typographie. Renner's attempt to fuse roman and gothic. The Nazi ban on gothic
7. Survival 1945-56. Renner's response to the Tschichold/Bill dispute. Ideas for the modern book. Towards a typographical philosophy. Renner's last typeface. Final years
8. Conclusion.
2. Rejuvenation 1900-24. The beginnings of cultural rejuvenation. The German Werkbund. The German cult of the book. Renner as a Werkbund figure
3. Renewal 1924-32. Socially-engaged design. The New Typography. Renner confronts modernity. Theories of modern design
4. Futura and the modern letter in Germany. The question of gothic versus roman. Futura. Orthographic reform
5. Crisis 1932-3. The course of the Werkbund. Renner's engagement in controversy. Arrest. A brief stay in Switzerland
6. Typography in a dictatorship 1933-45. Gothic script during the Third Reich. Renner resettles in Germany. Die Kunst der Typographie. Renner's attempt to fuse roman and gothic. The Nazi ban on gothic
7. Survival 1945-56. Renner's response to the Tschichold/Bill dispute. Ideas for the modern book. Towards a typographical philosophy. Renner's last typeface. Final years
8. Conclusion.