A graphic designerrsquo;s search for inspiration leads to a cache of letters and the mystery of one manrsquo;s fate during World War II.Seeking inspiration for a new font design in an antique store in small-town Stillwater; Minnesota; graphic designer Carolyn Porter stumbled across a bundle of letters and was immediately drawn to their beautifully expressive pen-and-ink handwriting. She could not read the letters—they were in French—but she noticed all of them had been signed by a man named Marcel and mailed from Berlin to his family in France during the middle of World War II.As Carolyn grappled with designing the font; she decided to have one of Marcelrsquo;s letters translated. Reading it opened a portal to a different time; and what began as mere curiosity quickly became an obsession with finding out why the letter writer; Marcel Heuzeacute;; had been in Berlin; how his letters came to be on sale in a store halfway around the world; and; most importantly; whether he ever returned to his beloved wife and daughters after the war.Marcelrsquo;s Letters is the incredible story of Carolynrsquo;s increasingly desperate search to uncover the mystery of one manrsquo;s fate during WWII; seeking answers across Germany; France; and the United States. Simultaneously; she continues to work on what would become the acclaimed P22 Marcel font; immortalizing the man and his letters that waited almost seventy years to be reunited with his family.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Promenade with Marie Antoinette et al.By ValentinaAn amazing peek into the fashions of 1778-87! Any scholar of late 18th century pre-Revolutionary French life. and it goes without saying. clothing. as well as the historical re-enacting enthusiast. should do well to study the pages within this book. Alas. since Dover Publications has it out-of-print. it is a rare find (I did beg the company for a copy for years). but if by chance you find it at a used book store. grab it! It is well worth the investment. A treat for the eyes. makes history come to life. and encourages you to wonder... how did people wear those lovely headdresses?I should also say that this book is invaluable for crafting -- color copying the fashion plates are perfect for decoupage. or to simply frame a favorite single image. even make several into a pattern for any imaginable use. This book should go back into print! There is just as much interest today in these glorious fashions as there is the delectable Victorians of the late 19th century. I adore it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well worth gettingBy meI tried for over a year to get a copy of this book when it was out-of -print. The same seller always kept advertising it as available. then telling me it wasnt. I was thrilled to find that a new printing has been issued this isa what I finally got. The book is slim. but absolutely packed with fashion plates of one of the most over-the-top periods in fashion history. Well worth getting.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great Fasion PrintsBy BodiciaFull Color copies of prints from the period 1778-1787. Good reference for the costumer and could be fun when framed and added to a sewing room. There are 64 prints from the original "Galerie des Modes". As usual Dover does it very well.
