07.20.10
This is one of my favorite blocks from the French Clarendon set! I love how the proportions change on the lower half of the letter, and meet up with the straight angles at the top of the letterform. The curve at the top of the bowl is just perfect, and the inner bottom counter is much more squared off, which fits in with the rest of the typeface. I also ...
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07.12.10
Style: Gothic Style first appeared: Unknown Size: 15 line Manufacturer: Hamilton Manufacturing Method: Pantograph Is it part of a complete set? Yes
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07.05.10
Style: Antique Style first appeared: 1828 Size: 25 line Manufacturer: Unknown Manufacturing Method: Pantograph Is it part of a complete set? Yes
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07.01.10
This poor guy have been chopped down for kerning purposes, so the face is just hanging off the edge, with no shoulder to support it. This sort of thing makes the letters harder to set, because they want to tilt with no flat edge to rest against. The face is stained but it’s not too dark, and it’s splotchy. Style: French Clarendon No. 2 Style first appeared: 1873 Size: 12 line Manufacturer: Hamilton Manufacturing Method: ...
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