Twenty-third Specimen Book of Printing Types, Borders, Ornaments, Brass Rules, Etc

Twenty-third Specimen Book of Printing Types, Borders, Ornaments, Brass Rules, Etc
Author: Damon-Peets Company
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1898
Genre: Printing
ISBN:

The Damon & Peets Company started in 1868 as a strictly sales organization in New York, but began its own type foundry in 1896. By 1998, the foundry was operating under the name Damon-Peets Co. (or Company). This catalog includes: type metal, equipment, cuts, ornaments, and rule. Some of the specimens and ornaments are credited to the Keystone Type Foundry

Type Specimens

Type Specimens
Author: Dori Griffin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-12-30
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1350116629

Type Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers. This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice. Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.

Specimens of Type, Borders, Ornaments, Brass Rules and Cuts, Etc

Specimens of Type, Borders, Ornaments, Brass Rules and Cuts, Etc
Author: American Type Founders Company
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 938
Release: 2018-10-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781391638409

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