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Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
Found a Dickinson ad in the April 1892 issue of Inland Printer which states Howland as a “companion series to De Vinne”, as quoted by McGrew in his description.2 -
Re: Books About Type Design and Founding in the United States of America
Oak Knoll is having a 50% off sale on select books right now. Annenberg’s Type Foundries of America is $25. Clouse’s Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan is $32.50.1 -
Re: The 2018 Font Purchasing Habits Survey Results
I think Mary Catherine’s work is important and unique. It is the only serious survey of the market and there’s a lot of interesting stuff to glean from the results. The sample size of 15,745 is signi…4 -
Re: Never Mind Starling
Yeah, it does have some similarities with Times, more than other Caslons, but only on the surface. For reference, here is that specimen in full. And here is Mike Parker’s article in Printing History …6 -
Re: Women in History of Typography
I think the Women in Type project that John mentioned is the most promising and recent answer to your question. In his own research, David Shields is discovering that women were also very involved in…2
