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06 January, 2012
Type held in the hand
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Type, as we know, is something that you can pick up and hold in your hand. But there are fewer opportunities for doing this now than ever be...
07 November, 2011
Elzevir letter
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From time to time those who handle English books of the early 18th century come across the phrase ‘Elzevir letter’ in the lists of new publi...
31 July, 2011
Talbot Baines Reed, typefounder and sailor
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Talbot Baines Reed was born in 1852 and he died in 1893, a premature death for someone who might in later years have been able to contribute...
01 April, 2011
Garamond or Garamont?
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This small engraving (47 by 28 mm) was included by LĂ©onard Gaultier towards the end of the 16th century in his ‘Portraits of illustrious men...
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