COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
csc_0064_photon
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csc_0064_photon
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Identifier:
csc_0064_photon
identifier
csc_0064_photon
Identifier
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Title:
Photon 200: New Dimensions in Photocomposition
title
Photon 200: New Dimensions in Photocomposition
Title
false
Creator:
Photon
creator
Photon
Creator
false
Subject:
Phototypesetting equipment industry - History
subject
Phototypesetting equipment industry - History
Subject
false
Subject:
Type specimens - 20th century
subject
Type specimens - 20th century
Subject
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Summary:
A promotional brochure for the Photon phototypesetting machine, produced by Photon in the United States, a subsidiary of Deberny & Peignot in France. Includes diagrams of how the machine worked using a manual keyboard, typeface matrix disc negatives, and stroboscopic light. This invention bypassed metal type hand composition. The Photon machine was called the Lumitype in France.
description
A promotional brochure for the Photon phototypesetting machine, produced by Photon in the United States, a subsidiary of Deberny & Peignot in France. Includes diagrams of how the machine worked using a manual keyboard, typeface matrix disc negatives, and stroboscopic light. This invention bypassed metal type hand composition. The Photon machine was called the Lumitype in France.
Summary
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Publisher:
Photon
publisher
Photon
Publisher
false
Contributor:
Moyroud, Louis, 1914-2010
contributor
Moyroud, Louis, 1914-2010
Contributor
false
Date of Original:
1962 approximate
date
1962 approximate
Date of Original
false
Date of Digitization:
2023
date_of_digitization
2023
Date of Digitization
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Broad Type:
still image
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still image
Broad Type
false
Specific Type:
brochures
type
brochures
Specific Type
false
Digital File Format:
jpeg
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jpeg
Digital File Format
false
Physical Format:
books
physical_format
books
Physical Format
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Original Item Location:
CARCSC.0064
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CARCSC.0064
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false
Library Collection:
Louis Moyroud papers
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Louis Moyroud papers
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false
Digital Project:
2023_0042_lumitype
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2023_0042_lumitype
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false
Catalog Record:
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https://archivesspace.rit.edu/repositories/3/resources/1188
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Place:
Massachusetts - Wilmington
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Massachusetts - Wilmington
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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.
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