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Filename:
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cc_108841_figgins
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Identifier:
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cc_108841_figgins
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Title:
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Specimen of printing types
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Creator:
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Figgins, Vincent, 1770-1844
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Subject:
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Type and type-founding - England - London
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Subject:
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Type ornaments
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Subject:
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Type specimens
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Subject:
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Greek type - Specimens
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Subject:
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Borders
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Summary:
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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.
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Publisher:
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Vincent Figgins
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Date of Original:
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1815
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Date of Digitization:
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2021
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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type specimens
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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books
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Dimensions of Original:
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23 cm
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Language:
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English
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Original Item Location:
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108841
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Library Collection:
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The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
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Digital Project:
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2021_0062_saxe
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4154097~S3
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Place:
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London
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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