Specimens of Printing Types and Ornaments
At the University Press, Cambridge

Typefaces, borders and ornaments used at Cambridge University Press before 1900, which will delight bibliophiles, typographers and collectors.

John Willis Clark (Author)

9781108001069, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

224 pages
24.4 x 17 x 1.2 cm, 0.37 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Publishing industry & book trade [KNTP]