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Did European typesetters produce specimens?
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The New and Wonderful History of TrueType
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Cultural cringe?
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Origin of Monotype Plantin
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Collection de spécimens de caractères - 1517-2004
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Best value in historical reproductions
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Codex, reincarnated
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Catich's "third book"?
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The best way to reproduce old printed specimens
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The ‘Punctus’ and his Friends: Medieval Punctuation
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How would you characterize today's typographic trend?
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A new research on Hebrew type face design
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Best type specimen book ever? 1907 Types of the De Vinne press
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can someone explain the origin of the os/2 table's name?
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November 2013
What is the earliest instance of a type foundry paying royalties?
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The National Typesetting Tournament Championship [1886]
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Font production 111 years ago
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What was “Japan paper”?
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What if,
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Font character counts
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When did serif type replace blackletter?
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What are the oldest type drawings?
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Outstanding typographic Copperplate interpretations?
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Using traps as an aesthetic device
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