Detail View: RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION: Specimen of printing types

Filename: 
cc_108841_figgins
Identifier: 
cc_108841_figgins
Title: 
Specimen of printing types
Creator: 
Figgins, Vincent, 1770-1844
Subject: 
Type and type-founding - England - London
Subject: 
Type ornaments
Subject: 
Type specimens
Subject: 
Greek type - Specimens
Subject: 
Borders
Summary: 
Vincent Figgins established a successful type foundry in London in 1792. His foundry's 1815 specimen book is considered important for the many display types it contains. Several variants of this specimen book bearing an 1815 title page, but containing additional specimens produced after 1815, have been reported. For example, Mosley lists five other copies, printed on different papers with a foliation of between 79 and 124 leaves. Made up of single leaves, most books have the specimens arranged by type-size. This catalog includes a foreword signed by Figgins (leaf 2) and a folded leaf with specimens of "Newspaper founts" dated 1817. In addition to typefaces, it includes ornamental rules. It also includes examples of Greek and Syriac type.
Publisher: 
Vincent Figgins
Digital Publisher: 
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Date of Original: 
1815
Date of Digitization: 
2021
Broad Type: 
still image
Specific Type: 
type specimens
Digital File Format: 
jpeg
Physical Format: 
books
Dimensions of Original: 
23 cm
Language: 
English
Original Item Location: 
108841
Library Collection: 
The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
Digital Project: 
2021_0062_saxe
Catalog Record: 
https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4154097~S3
Place: 
London
Rights: 
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