The story of how we came to offer inland is long and circuitous, but the final result is spectacular if we do say so ourselves. The inland type foundry, 18941911 luc devroye yumpu. A digital version of this book, including the original page scans, is available at the internet. Richards tudor black, and also caledonian italic, modern italic, french old style and modern and old style faces. Id like to find its creation date if possible also would be interested if anyone has access to a specimen book from the illinois type foundry. This type specimen book from parisian publisher claude lamesle features type that he purchased from the foundry of the cot family in 1737. It was beautifully printed by richard hopkins at his pioneer press of. Dwiggins, frederic goudy and oswald cooper, among others over the years. September, 1907 laborsaving the introduction of our new system of standard line unit set type, with its many laborsaving features, is of vast importance to all printers, because by its use they can do superior work at a great saving of time and labor, as well as saving a large amount of material, and consequently its. Louis in 1894 by the sons of the owners of the central type foundry, the inland type foundry was the first company to introduce a standard baseline, an idea that would later be adopted the world over. According to the book, this face was originally cast in metal and offered by the inland type foundry of st. Third page of article from the october, 1888, inland printer. During the dinner, peat generously raffled rare specimen books and bound volumes of the. Dukas is a sans serif display font which presented in three styles.
The first specimen book of the inland type foundry was issued. The first specimen book of the inland type foundry was issued early in 1895. See more ideas about type posters, typography and lettering. Cotrell is an extrabold sans serif display font and is suitable for posters, advertising, logos, headlines, signage and greeting cards. Werner, who used to work for central, also created many designs at inland. I found the original metal typeface, matthews, in specimen book and catalog, published by the inland type foundry may 1902. Cotrell is an extra bold sans serif display font, suitable for posters, advertising, logos, headlines, signage and greeting cards. Publication date 190205 usage public domain mark 1. The inland type foundry preface from 1906 asserted, the printing of a.
Its contents contain an invaluable display of historic typefaces including types from pierre simon fournier and a selection of saint augustin fonts cut in the sixteenth century. P22 is not your typical type and you will find all kinds of fun and inspirational designs. Although it was founded to compete directly with the type trust american type founders, and was consistently profitable, it was eventually sold to atf. The 1923 american type founders specimen book and catalog was the last comprehensive specimen book that atf ever issued, and very nearly the last truly large specimen book ever issued by an american foundry. September, 1907 classic reprint foundry, inland type on. First page of ad in 1889 union type foundry chicago specimen book. A price list of printers supplies, type, rules and accessories of the very latest designs which facilitate the economical production of superior printing. There are some projects that need very much to be done.
Specimen book and catalog a price list of printers supplies, showing types and rules in which are embodied all the latest ideas that enable the printer to produce superior work. A paperbound book of ninetysix pages, it exhibited such standard. It inspired by original metal typeface, matthews, in specimen book and catalog, published by the inland type foundry may 1902. So, i would date drew at 1896unless, john, your book actually has an 1894 date imprinted in it. Ive exhausted my specimen books on 19th century type without. The cincinnati type foundry cos specimen and pricelist cincinnati.
They have been an essential part of the printing trade since soon after the invention of printing with movable metal type in the 15th century. In akkordeon, the weight becomes massive in some styles. Checklist of type specimens san francisco public library. We decided not to be restrained by the original width but to widen the shapes so as to accommodate. Inland type foundry 1907, c1906 specimen book and catalogue, 1923.
Specimens and price list of brass type borders, ornaments and brass rule. Although it starts as a very thin and condensed font, there comes a moment that the increment of weight implies expansion. The title of the original is specimens of printing types, cast and for sale at the cincinnati type foundry the title on the cover of the reprint is the cincinnati type foundry. The inland type foundry preface from 1906 asserted, the printing of a specimen book requires time, and the inland type foundry produces new faces with such rapidity that a new edition was scarcely off the press until it was, to some extent, obsolete, as one or more faces had been produced while the book was going thru the press. I fell in love with inlands bulbous serifs and curvaceous bowls while leafing through the art of wood type by gregory ruffa. Inland copperplate is a shaded old english typeface, first shown by inland type foundry in november 1901. Rare type specimens at the open library 2012 update. A fundamental new feature is the ability to fully edit the sample texts on the fonts pages. Dukas is a revival, completely redrawn, of studley, a metal typeface found in specimen book and catalog inland type foundry, st. Inland type foundry linotype font designer gallery. Sources suggest that charlie broad replicated type from the illinois type foundry but i am wondering if it might go back beyond them. Both versions support the latin 1252, central european 1250, turkish 1254 and baltic 1257 codepages.
The inland type foundry was an american type foundry established in 1894 in saint louis. Cotrell is an extrabold sans serif display font, suitable for posters, advertising, logos, headlines, signage and greeting cards. Egyptian shaded extended briar press a letterpress. Sometimes it helps knowing the title, name, author etc. Get the best deal for type specimen book from the largest online selection at. The inland type foundry was an american type foundry established in 1894 in saint louis, missouri and later with branch offices in chicago and new york city. Viewed today, type specimen books are wellsprings of all kinds of. Putting the 1923 atf specimen book online is such a project. Second page of article from the october, 1888, inland printer. Peat has reprinted a selection from the 1857 cincinnati specimen book.
Dukas is my revival, completely redrawn, of studley, a metal typeface i found in specimen book and catalog inland type foundry, st. Often only one version of a type design was patented, leaving variations unpatented. An offering from the 1910 specimen book from inland type foundry, originally called drew, provided the pattern for this engaging little face. The p22 collection of fonts is primarily known for its collection of artist and art related font titles. Here is a local copy of the pdf version and the nicer djvu version. Dukas is a sans serif display font which i am presenting in three styles. Inland type foundry pony specimen book donated by greg wal. Specimen book and catalog, a price list of printers supplies inland type foundry 1907 specimen book of the norwood press, showing samples of hand and machine type equipment and presswork 1916 specimen book of the norwood press, showing samples of hand and machine type equipment and presswork in black and colors 1916.
American type founders 1923 specimen book and catalog. Inland type foundry font designer inland type foundry founded in st. Inland type foundry, 1897 a digital version of this book, including the original page scans, is available at the internet archive. Founded in 1984, coinciding with the birth of the macintosh computer, the emigre team, consisting of rudy vanderlans and zuzana licko, with the addition of tim starback in 1993, were among the early adaptors to the new technology. Last page of article from the october, 1888, inland printer. Or you search for names of designsfonts, designers, type foundries, history of typographyprinting etc. Look into references and links in wikipedia articles. Printing history 210 rare books on dvd type foundry wood. Clicking on a text row activates the keyboard, so that you can type in.
It would be most useful in poster, advertising, logo, headline, signage and greeting card design. Cotrell cf font free by chuck mountain font squirrel. P22s main focus has been working closely with art museums and foundations such as the guggenheim, the london transport museum, the philadelphia art museum of art and the frank lloyd wright foundation. The everlasting allure of vintage type catalogs print magazine.
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