Specimens of Printing Types and Ornaments
At the University Press, Cambridge
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
- Author: John Willis Clark
- Date Published: July 2009
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108001069
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First published in 1901, this is a rich repository of typefaces (including English, Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, Hebrew and Cyrillic), ornaments, borders and various decorative devices used in books printed at the University Press, Cambridge, until 1900. Highlights of the compilation include a wide range of historical typefaces (including Caslon, Marr, Figgins, Blake, and Miller and Richards), stylish borders, corners and head and tail pieces, university and college shields, and a detailed catalogue of Egyptian hieroglyphs. It also contains sections on accented letters and signs, 'poster founts' and ornately styled initial letters. Prefaced with a brief 'Historical Sketch' by J. W. Clark, a noted Cambridge academic and antiquarian, Specimens is a valuable archive of the craft of lettering and design before the advent of the digital age that will delight bibliophiles, typographers and collectors.
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- Date Published: July 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108001069
- length: 224 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 12 mm
- weight: 0.37kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Old face series
2. Old style series
3. Modern face series
4. Accented letters, signs, &c
5. Display Founts, &c
6. Special figure founts
7. Saxons and Domesdays
8. Foreign founts
9. Typewriter
10. Music
11. Poster founts
12. Head and tail pieces, arms, shields, miscellaneous ornaments, &c
13. Borders and corners
14. Initial letters
15. Egyptian hieroglyphics
16. Appendix.
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