Hi everyone,
If everything goes well, I'm planning on going to NY on June-August, and want to visit some type places.
Where should I go?
Hope I can get through customs hehe,
Thank you!
PS: I think there was a list of museums of typography somewhere, but I could not find it on the search engine.
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There's good carving at St John the Divine, in the poet's corner. Nils Kullesteid is doing the donor wall at the Met and has been for years. There's also a remarkable JHB tablet hanging on the first floor by the stairs, and another at a staircase in the ancient Meditteranean room.
Was just at the Morgan and would be keen to know what I might have missed. They have an old Gutenberg on display. Some roman types in displayed volumes were by Garamond, also a Haultin and many more, mostly 19th century.
The best US cities to see finely carved letters are Boston, MA; Newport, RI; and Washington DC.
My favorite memorial was this one to Peter Cooper, which featured four large surfaces expertly carved with inscriptional caps enlivened by a leaning S.
And the subway is full of great tile mosaics and old enamel signs. Usually in out of the way places.
You are lucky in DC. The Library of Congress has a complete Gutenberg Bible, printed on velum. As you wrote, all Gutenberg Bibles are rare, that that is very, very rare.
The site is not up yet but you can get tickets here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/typographics-tickets-29731375344
Also the Type Directors Club Library has some interesting books.
Strand doesn’t get many legitimately rare books, and they overprice what they do get. If you want to see or buy the good stuff check out rare book dealers uptown. Argosy is a cool little shop. Bauman is gorgeous and it’s wonderful just to walk around in. But you’ll need deep pockets to buy anything.
Mast books on the lower is side is a great little beat bookstore that carries high end art and design books. It’s pricey, but they have a discerning eye, so you can find stuff in much better condition than you’ll often get online. I’ve picked up new old stock of out of print stuff there.