COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT~1~1
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
cc_108857_shanks
filename
cc_108857_shanks
Filename
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Identifier:
cc_108857_shanks
identifier
cc_108857_shanks
Identifier
false
Title:
Specimens of printing types
title
Specimens of printing types
Title
false
Creator:
P.M. Shanks & Sons, Ltd.
creator
P.M. Shanks & Sons, Ltd.
Creator
false
Subject:
Type and type-founding - England - London
subject
Type and type-founding - England - London
Subject
false
Subject:
Type ornaments
subject
Type ornaments
Subject
false
Subject:
Type specimens
subject
Type specimens
Subject
false
Subject:
Borders
subject
Borders
Subject
false
Summary:
P.M. Shanks & Co, or the Patent Type Foundry was based in 31 Red Lion Square in London from 1881. It later was known as P.M. Shanks and Sons, Ltd. until its merger with R.H. Stevens to form Stevens, Shanks & Sons Ltd. This catalog, issued around 1912, includes: type metal, cuts, rule, and ornaments, including an extensive set of borders. It also includes a sample of music type.
description
P.M. Shanks & Co, or the Patent Type Foundry was based in 31 Red Lion Square in London from 1881. It later was known as P.M. Shanks and Sons, Ltd. until its merger with R.H. Stevens to form Stevens, Shanks & Sons Ltd. This catalog, issued around 1912, includes: type metal, cuts, rule, and ornaments, including an extensive set of borders. It also includes a sample of music type.
Summary
false
Publisher:
P.M. Shanks & Sons, Ltd.
publisher
P.M. Shanks & Sons, Ltd.
Publisher
false
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
digital_publisher
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Digital Publisher
false
Date of Original:
1912
date
1912
Date of Original
false
Date of Digitization:
2021
date_of_digitization
2021
Date of Digitization
false
Broad Type:
still image
broad_type
still image
Broad Type
false
Specific Type:
type specimens
type
type specimens
Specific Type
false
Digital File Format:
jpeg
format
jpeg
Digital File Format
false
Physical Format:
books
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books
Physical Format
false
Dimensions of Original:
26 cm
dimensions_of_original
26 cm
Dimensions of Original
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Original Item Location:
108857
relation
108857
Original Item Location
false
Library Collection:
The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
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The Stephen O. Saxe Printing History Collection
Library Collection
false
Digital Project:
2021_0062_saxe
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2021_0062_saxe
Digital Project
false
Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4154185~S3
Catalog Record
false
Place:
London
coverage
London
Place
false
Rights:
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.
rights
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.
Rights
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