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Types With Plenty of Character.
- Source :
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New York Times . 12/24/2011, Vol. 161 Issue 55629, p1. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- There was a day when type had weight. Not as in bold or extra bold; as in 7 pounds 8 ounces. That is the weight of the steel punch that was used to produce a 120-point capital A in the typeface Romain du Roi. The roi in this case was the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, under whose reign the typeface was begun in 1694 at the royal printing house, the Imprimerie Royale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PRINTING
*ANTIQUITIES
*ENGRAVERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03624331
- Volume :
- 161
- Issue :
- 55629
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 69916540