Vintage Soviet Typography & Georgian Lettering – 1960

An original Soviet-era technical typography reference published in Tbilisi in 1960.

Fonts for Lettering on Drawings by Mose D. Mikeladze is devoted to the construction and application of lettering for technical, engineering, and architectural drawings.

This illustrated reference includes Georgian and Cyrillic lettering specimens, Latin and Greek alphabets, geometric construction grids, measured letter proportions, architectural lettering, and decorative fonts.

Especially interesting for graphic designers and typography enthusiasts are the detailed Georgian alphabet charts, showing the structural design of Georgian characters according to historical technical lettering conventions.

The book provides an authentic look at mid-century Soviet graphic communication, architectural drafting, and technical design education.

Bibliographic Details

• Original title: Шрифты для надписей на чертежах

• Author: Mose D. Mikeladze

• Editor: V. O. Gordon

• Publisher: Tsodna

• Year: 1960

• Location: Tbilisi, Georgian SSR

• Language: Russian

• 44 text pages and 82 numbered illustration plates

• Hardcover

• Print run: 5,000

Vintage Condition

The book shows age-related wear, including rubbed and stained covers, edge wear, library markings, handwritten annotations, and some interior spotting and discoloration. Please consult all product photographs. Individual plate completeness has not been verified.

Ideal for collectors of Georgian typography, Soviet design, vintage technical literature, architectural drawing, and historical lettering specimens.