
Specimens of Printing Types and Ornaments
At the University Press, Cambridge
John Willis Clark(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 20. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-108-00106-9 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-00106-9 (9781108001069)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
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.