A History of the Old English Letter Foundries: with Notes, Historical and Bibliographical, on the Rise and Progress of English Typography.Reed, Talbot Baines
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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries: with Notes, Historical and Bibliographical, on the Rise and Progress of English Typography.
Reed, Talbot Baines
Printing -- England -- History; Type and type-founding -- England -- History
_Roman and Italic._―
Two other English Roman and Italic. (One called the _Old English_.)
English small capitals, 27.
Pica Roman broad face, 85.
Pica Roman, 146. (Called _King’s House_.)
Pica Roman and Italic, 292.
Pica Italic, 42.
Pica small capitals, 27.
Long Primer Roman and Italic, 177.
Long Primer another, 226. (Called _King’s House_.)
Long Primer another, 219.
Long Primer two others.
Small capitals, 27.
Brevier Roman large face, 96.
Brevier Roman and Italic, 241.
Brevier Roman and Italic, small face.
Brevier Italic.
_Title Letters and Irregulars._―
5-line Pica full face capitals, 31.
Canon Roman, 87.
Canon Italic, 70.
Canon Roman lean face capitals, 57.
2-line Double Pica full face capitals, 26.
2-line Great Primer full face capitals, 31.
2-line Great Primer Roman, 86.
2-line Great Primer Italic, 68.
2-line Pica full face capitals, 31.
2-line Pica Roman, 83.
2-line Pica Italic, 77.
2-line Small Pica full face capitals, 27.
2-line Long Primer full face capitals, 31.
2-line Brevier full face capitals, 21.
Paragon Roman, 106.
Paragon Italic, 38.
Small Pica Roman and Italic, 175.
Small Pica Roman and Italic, another, 233.
Small Pica small capitals, 27.
Minion Roman and Italic, 175.
Nonpareil Roman and Italic, 174.
Nonpareil Roman and Italic, another, 175.
Pearl Roman and Italic, 167.
Diamond Roman and Italic, 94.
SEPTENTRIONALS.
_Anglo-Saxon._―
Great Primer, ...
Pica, 30.
_English._―
Double Pica, 69.
Great Primer, 66. [De Worde?]
Great Primer, another, with law, 73.
English, 82.
English, another, with law, 128.
Long Primer 1, 74.
Long Primer 2, 89.
Long Primer 3, 74.
Brevier, 73.
2-line Great Primer, 69. [De Worde?]
Small Pica, 70.
Nonpareil, 88.
_Scriptorial._―
Double Pica Court, 80.
English Court,* 100.
Great Primer Secretary, 105.
Double Pica Union Pearl,* 61.
_Cursive._―
Double Pica, ...
Great Primer, 69.
English 1, 68.
English 2, 57.
Pica,* ...
Long Primer, 68.
Geometrical and Algebraical Symbols.
Astronomical, Astrological, and Pharmaceutical Characters.―
English, 55.
Figures struck in circles and squares.―
English, 22.
Pica Astronomical Characters belonging to Pica _King’s House_, 22.
Pica Algebraical and Pharmaceutical Marks, and cancelled figures, 3 sets.
Long Primer Dominical Letters, Astronomical and Pharmaceutical Marks and
Characters.
Long Primer Fractions, 20.
Music.―
Great Primer, 176.
Flowers, 200.
Space Rules, Metal Rules, Braces, 150.
_Punches._―
Some for Pica, Long Primer and Nonpareil Greek.
Long Primer and other Punches.
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