Jencks Typeface

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  • The Jencks Typeface was developed from the curve and stagger of the Jencksiana; a stepped motif with a semi-circular arch, that was designed as Jencks’ personal trademark. The typeface was used for the many inscriptions in the interiors and on the original fittings and furniture of The Cosmic House.

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  • https://www.jencksfoundation.org/explore/image/jencks-typeface

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        4 Archival description results for Jencks Typeface

        Letters
        CJA-TCH-a-32 · File · 1982-1984
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a folder labelled 'Letters', with a folder inside labelled 'Lansd.'. The folder includes a mix of correspondence, drawings, notes and magazine cuttings relating to the development of the house.

        Includes:
        -a photocopied perspective drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership with names and telephone numbers of individuals annotated
        -invoice from Penguin Swimming Pools
        -postcard from The Wallace Collection of Nicolas Poussin's A Dance To The Music Of Time
        -invoice from Paris Ceramics
        -pencil and ink drawings of furniture and doors
        -photocopied page from a lamp catalogue
        -letter from BBC TV
        -manuscript notes of costs
        -invoice from Sandell Perkins
        -photocopied drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Cabinets & Kitchen', folded
        -untitled whiteprint showing the rear elevation (folded)
        -photocopied lettering design
        -letter from David Feldman regarding the delivery of drawings
        -leaflets for Temple & Crook Belgravia
        -postcards from Gerald R Blomeyer in Berlin regarding a film for german television about Terry Farrell
        -cartoons relating to architecture cut and photocopied from unidentified publications
        -business cards for Pitt & Scott Limited, Stonetab Limited and Barratt Concrete Products
        -notes of names and phone numbers
        -letter from Ben Johnson regarding a potential commission to create the entrance to the house
        -letter from Elizabeth Lambert regarding a potential feature for Architectural Digest
        -letter from Richard Bryant proposing photography of the house
        -photocopied brochure for Avery Foldaway Awning Blind
        -postcard for ARCAID
        -colour brochure for Turkomar fine marbles and onyx
        -private view cards for Ben Johnson & Ray Kyte at Fischer Fine Art, 1981
        -leaflet for Williams Roofing and Building
        -colour brochure for GJ Green and Veronese: craftsmen in decorative plaster
        -colour brochure for Room Moods from Delmar-nmc Limited with a compliments slip
        -page from Building Design 2 July 1982 with an article on computing jargon on one side, and on the other a review of an exhibition of Warner and Sons fabric and an advertisement for clay products
        -name and address on a Hotel Tivoli business card
        -letter from [Allen Jones] regarding the painting commission
        -letter from Mark Lennox-Boyd regarding measurements required for the sundial
        -letter from House & Garden discussing proposed presentation of Charles' work
        -page torn from an unidentified Italian language magazine showing pictures of lamps
        -sketches of suit collars

        CJA-TCH-a-34 · File · 1981-1983
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a folder labelled 'Lansdowne Walk Correspondence and invoices, 1982-1983'

        Includes:
        -correspondence from Terry Farrell Partnership regarding issues with the chimneys and potential resolution
        -manuscript invoices and correspondence from Valentine Abbatt for blinds, curtains, bedcovers and cushions
        -Certificate of Employers' Liability Insurance for Maggie
        -manuscript invoices from Bill Reed including details of how long each drawing took
        -transaction statement for Charles' account with GSF International/Votainer
        -estimate for work by Spiral Staircase Systems
        -detailed manuscript invoice from Ray Watson for work on the mosaic and receipt
        -manuscript letter from Teresa regarding lettering, with contact details of another letterer
        -statement of Charles' account with Sandell Perkins and annotated correction
        -advertisement for a mezzotint of Canaletto's Eton College
        -delivery note from Sandell Perkins
        -manuscript letter from Celia [Scott] regarding the patination of Vulcan [sic] and including a sketch of the bust, 1983
        -correspondence from Matheson Trust Co Limited regarding payments
        -manuscript letter and invoice from Penny [Jencks]
        -invoice from Royal College of Art for casting bronze bust
        -typescript letter from Tessa Codrington, photographer regarding plans and fees for photographing the house
        -invoice from Jumbo Electronics Co (UK) Ltd for hi-fi equipment
        -Customs Import Entry form for shipment from Penelope Jencks
        -typescript letter and invoice from Michael Graves, architect
        -manuscript invoice from Harriet Wynter Ltd
        -manuscript and typescript correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay on Little Sparta headed paper regarding visits, gifts, and gardens.
        -copy manuscript notes headed 'Thematic House Treatment'
        -typescript letters from After Image regarding potential television programmes for Channel 4
        -invoice from bathroom tiles
        -invoice from Eddie O'Brien
        -payment for an Austrian Cherry wood chair
        -correspondence regarding damp with neighbouring properties and party wall issues
        -copy letter from Charles regarding the latest version of the alphabet
        -copy typescript snag lists for May, July and August 1982 with manuscript annotations
        -manuscript invoices for exterior axonometric drawings from David W [Feldman]
        -invoice for drawing's of 'your study' from Helen Roe
        -order for office furniture from Ryman
        -invoice from Home Decorating (Wallpapers) Limited
        -invoices from Nu-Line Painted Ltd
        -typescript letter from Ann Barr at Harpers & Queen requesting to write about the house
        -typescript letter from Drusilla Beyfus of Vogue regarding a visit to the house, and draft reply from Charles
        -copy letter from Terry Farrell Partnership to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea regarding planning permission in relation to the garden stair
        -invoice from The Alpha Mosaic & Terrazzo Co Ltd
        -invoice from Edward Heath regarding drawings of drainwork
        -invoices from Johnny Grey Design
        -invoices and correspondence from Ilinca Cantacuzino
        -invoice from Hodgson Brothers
        -invoice from terry Farrell Partnership for expenditure by Richard Solomon
        -Typescript letter from Ralph Lebens regarding measurements
        -correspondence between Terry Farrell Partnership and Notable Heating Ltd regarding changes to radiators
        -specification and quotation for work by Chubb, with manuscript list of suggested alarms
        -newspaper cutting regarding the demolition of Kensington Town Hall
        -invoice for interim payment from Terry Farrell Partnership
        -correspondence from Terry Farrell Partnership regarding work by Jim Dixon

        Drawings mostly Furniture
        CJA-TCH-a-41 · File · nd [1978-1984]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of an envelope labelled 'Drawings Mostly furniture'.

        Includes:
        -photocopied and pencil sketch chair designs
        -magazine cutting of Jencksian motifs
        -pencil drawings of a tall building labelled 'cosmos' at the top
        -photocopied, photographic paper and pencil sketch lettering designs on paper and tracing paper
        -manuscript letter from [illegible], Shepherd's Hill, Highgate and 70-71 New Bond Street regarding lettering and drawings of the house, 1984
        -designs for the Sun table and chairs on tracing paper
        -drawings of the Winter armchairs
        -colour drawings of the Sun chairs
        -coloured pencil drawings of the Danae light and House light
        -colour drawings of the Spring sofas
        -drawings of the Window Seat
        -drawing of the Sun table
        -Drawing of a Slidescraper
        -photocopied cartoon 'All the wasms have become isms'
        -pencil drawing on tracing paper 'Towards a symbolic architecture'

        Themes
        CJA-TCH-a-7 · File · 1978-1984
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a folder labelled 'Themes'.

        Includes:
        -colour polaroid of the Cosmic Oval
        -correspondence between Charles and Barbara Hoyle regarding Sir Fred Hoyle's contributions to the house
        -program for the Entrance Ellipse
        -correspondence between Charles and D McNally at the University of London Observatory, regarding an introduction to Fred Hoyle and new research in astronomy
        -manuscript and photocopied lettering designs
        -cuttings from Country Life 14 July 1983 regarding Villa Kerylos, French Riviera
        -typescript with manuscript alterations title 'The Thematic House'
        -astrological designs on tracing paper
        -photocopied typeface designs and details of a course on letter design for architects
        -colour, b&w photographs and floor plans of the [National Gallery of Art, Washington]
        -I.M. Pei & Partners program and statistics and press release for the National Gallery of Art [Washington] Expansion
        -manuscript notes on the National Gallery of Art, the Willow Tea Rooms, temples, Edzell castle
        -design for the sink in the Cosmic Loo
        -notes on the word 'cosmos' and for a frieze
        -contact sheet and negatives of built-in furniture within the house
        -manuscript notes listing rooms in the house and columns labelled 'drawings, sketches notes etc: what we have', 'Photographs: what we have' and 'What we need' dated 14 Dec 1984. There are coloured dots to indicate Maggie and Charles' preferences.
        -cutting from the Guardian 'The House that Jencks built' 1984 and photocopies
        -typescript notes titles 'Cultural History July 25th 1984 MK CK WS' relating to the frieze
        -news cuttings on astronomy
        -typescript notes titled 'Cultural Time' with manuscript annotations listing historical figures
        -typescript notes titled 'Seventeen Themes of the Thematic House The Matic How See' divided into general, historical & architectural and personal
        -printed typescript document titled 'Program for the Entrance Ellipse - The Cosmic Egg and Cultural History by Charles Jencks' with manuscript annotations and sketches on reverse.
        -manuscript and typescript draft lists of themes
        -typescript document titled 'William Stok December 2 1984: Thoughts on the Mural' with a manuscript sketch at the bottom of the page
        -typescript documentitled 'Allegory MK: Architecture defeated; architecture triumphant'.
        -manuscript quotations
        -photocopy from an unknown publication relating to the personification of architecture
        -pencil sketches on tracing paper of doors, with photocopies
        -incomplete typescript document titled 'The Thematic House: Charles Jencks'
        -photocopy from an unknown publication relating to the symbolism of the seasons
        -typescript and manuscript notes titled 'Future Pavilion' with aphorisms about the future
        -photocopy typescript article titled 'The Thematic House (A brief Summary); Charles Jencks'.
        -typescript letter from Mark Girouard sending captions [not included] and returning the slides and transparencies
        -typescript notes on Autumn, Aphrodite, Artemis and Spring
        -horoscopes from Vogue June 1972
        -typescript notes titled 'Thoughts on Reading E.H. Gombrich 'The Museum: Past, Present and Future' in Ideals and Idols, Phaidon, Oxford 1979'
        -pencil and ink sketch frieze designs
        -colour polaroid photograph of the Bathpool
        -receipt from Harriet Wynter Ltd for an Orrery and colour reproduction labelled 'This is the ceiling of the famous planetarium built by Eise Eisinga'
        -letter from D McNally at the University of London regarding the entrance ellipse and returning Charles' program (attached) and regarding introductions to Sir Fred Hoyle
        -pencil lettering designs
        -typescript notes titled 'Museum of Cultural History'
        -private view card for 'Ornament and Decoration: Architectural Drawings by Arthur Brown Jr and Bakewell & Brown' at Phillippe Bonnafont Gallery, San Francisco, with manuscript annotations
        -colour polaroid photographs of the Cosmic Oval