Creator
Goudy, Frederic W.
Title
The Melbert B. Cary, Jr. collection of Goudyana,
Date
1903–1938.
Description
Frederic William Goudy (1865–1947) was one of the most colorful and influential printers and type designers of the twentieth century, responsible for nearly 125 distinct or related type faces. The Cary collection focuses on the output of the Goudys’ Village Press but also contains many other items of typographic and personal interest, including type, book and monogram designs, and keepsakes honoring Goudy. Shown here is a drawer containing matrices, florets, punches, and counterpunches from the Village Press, including the first experimental casting of Village Type.
Source
Gift of the estate of Melbert B. Cary, Jr.