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Filename:
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cc_108527_bruce.jpg
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Identifier:
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cc_108527_bruce.jpg
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Title:
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A specimen of printing types, cast at the letter foundry of D. & G. Bruce...
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Creator:
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D. & G. Bruce (Firm)
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Subject:
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Type specimens
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Subject:
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Type and type-founding - New York
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Subject:
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Type ornaments
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Summary:
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"By 1816, the Bruce brothers shifted from printing to focus exclusively on type founding and stereotyping under the name of D. & G. Bruce, Letter-founders; they previously had published their first specimen book around 1815. This early catalog includes: type metal, cuts, ornaments, and rule."
--Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," page 83.
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Summary:
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In original publisher's printed paper wrappers.
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Publisher:
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D. & G. Bruce (Firm)
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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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1820 approximate
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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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22 cm
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Language:
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English
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Original Item Location:
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108527
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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=b4127245~S3
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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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