Types of the de Vinne Press: Specimens for the Use of Compositors, Proofreaders and Publishers (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Types of the De Vinne Press: Specimens for the Use of Compositors, Proofreaders and Publishers Its large and varied collection of Roman text types shows approved new and old styles in full series upon more than two hundred bodies. Novelties of real merit are constantly added and are usually in large fonts. The newer faces have been cast on the American system of point bodies. Old-fashioned styles of merit that are no longer made, but that still find favor with discerning customers of the house, are on the old irregular bodies. For the service of those who require large amounts of composition in haste or in unlimited quantities, composing machines of recent construction have been provided. For the gracing of book and pam phlet pages, head-bands, initial letters, borders and tail-pieces are in abundant supply. Many of these decorations have been specially made by artists of eminence, in varied designs for each chapter but harmonious in general effect; others are faithful copies of designs produced by masters of printing in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The electrotype foundry, press rooms, and book bindery are equipped with the best machinery and expert workmen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Read Less

Excerpt from Types of the De Vinne Press: Specimens for the Use of Compositors, Proofreaders and Publishers Its large and varied collection of Roman text types shows approved new and old styles in full series upon more than two hundred bodies. Novelties of real merit are constantly added and are usually in large fonts. The newer faces have been cast on the American system of point bodies. Old-fashioned styles of merit that are no longer made, but that still find favor with discerning customers of the house, are on the old ... Read More