What a beautiful block this is! After printing this alphabet several weeks ago I was stunned to find many of them cleaned up wonderfully, revealing this splendidly rich face. one of the things that makes this typeface so fun is how short the serifs are, making it a bit more current than the french clarendons. The face of this block sits very high off the shoulder, so the router marks ...

This block is unique in that there are pars of the shoulder that remain unscathed, while the face is stained pretty dark. The very bottom left portion of the block isn’t stained, which is something I noticed on several blocks from this set. This block must have been cleaned quickly and lightly, because the ink didn’t get pushed on the shoulder by the rag or washed into it by excessive ...

I love this numeral. It’s quite abstract, I find it nearly unrecognizable when it is turned on its side. The router tracks are barely visible in the counter, there’s just a bit of raised area left that the bit couldn’t knock out. There is a lot of half wiped off ink left on the face, which makes for a great texture. Style: French Clarendon No. 2 Style first appeared: 1873 Size: 12 line Manufacturer: ...

This is interesting from an objective point of view, but it hurts me on the inside. This F used to look like the 514 F with the crazy round terminal, but someone knocked off the ornamentation and made it a more toned down letterform. The end result is interesting for me, because it’s like an alternate character. It does pain me to see wood type injured, though, and I wish ...