Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type

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You don’t see many type specimen books in colour; offhand I can’t think of seeing any before this one. Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, Etc. Manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co dates from 1874, and features 100 examples of the very bold typefaces and border designs you find on 19th-century billboards and posters. Very useful if you’re ever called upon to imitate this style. Browse it here or download it here.

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2 thoughts on “Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type”

  1. I must have seen that BibliOdyssey post in my RSS feed then forgotten all about it. I found these because I needed some reference material.

    And, yes, some of them read like tabloid headlines.

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