Creator
William H. Page & Co.
Title
Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, Etc.
Coverage
Greenville, Connecticut
Publisher
Wm. H. Page & Co.
Date
1874
Description
One of the most unusual byways in the field of typography was the development of wood type in the nineteenth century. As early as the fifteenth century titles and initials were cut in wood, but only in the nineteenth century were fonts of individual letters meant to be assembled to produce words produced in wood.
Since these wood types were meant to attract attention, color printing was often involved. Page boasted of manufacturing seven-eighths of the wood type used in the United States. A group of wood type revivals was issued by Adobe Systems in the late 1980s.
Since these wood types were meant to attract attention, color printing was often involved. Page boasted of manufacturing seven-eighths of the wood type used in the United States. A group of wood type revivals was issued by Adobe Systems in the late 1980s.
Relation
PROVENANCE: The American Type Founders (ATF) library; later Columbia University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library