Detail View: RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION: Epitome of specimens from the foundry of V. & J. Figgins

Filename: 
cc_108844_figgins
Identifier: 
cc_108844_figgins
Title: 
Epitome of specimens from the foundry of V. & J. Figgins
Creator: 
V. & J. Figgins
Subject: 
Type and type-founding - England - London
Subject: 
Type specimens
Subject: 
Wood types
Subject: 
Type ornaments
Subject: 
Non-Latin characters
Summary: 
Vincent Figgins established a successful type foundry in London in 1792. Following his retirement in 1836, his sons, Vincent and James, continued the foundry, managing it together until 1860. This catalog includes: type metal, wood type, cuts, ornaments, and rule. It also includes examples of Persian, Sanskrit, Bengali, Coptic, Syriac, Hebrew, Greek, German, and Saxon type, as well as music type.
Publisher: 
V. & J. Figgins
Digital Publisher: 
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Date of Original: 
1845
Date of Digitization: 
2021
Broad Type: 
still image
Specific Type: 
type specimens
Digital File Format: 
jpeg
Physical Format: 
books
Dimensions of Original: 
42 cm
Language: 
English
Original Item Location: 
108844
Library Collection: 
The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
Digital Project: 
2021_0062_saxe
Catalog Record: 
https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4154100~S3
Place: 
London
Rights: 
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