Specimens of Printing Types and Ornaments

by Clark, John Willis

• ISBN13: 9781108001069
• ISBN10: 1108001068
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-20
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Old face series

Old style series

Modern face series

Accented letters, signs, &c

Display Founts, &c

Special figure founts

Saxons and Domesdays

Foreign founts

Typewriter

Music

Poster founts

Head and tail pieces, arms, shields, miscellaneous ornaments, &c

Borders and corners

Initial letters

Egyptian hieroglyphics

Appendix

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