Charles Jacobi: Some notes on Books and Printing, pp.89 to 137—'Specimens of Many Types'

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SPECIMENS OF MANY TYPES



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I
N giving these specimens of book-founts, and other examples of simple display types suitable for titles, etc., I have introduced a new feature, which I venture to think will be appreciated by both Authors and Publishers. I have taken a standard writer—Ruskin, in "Sesame and Lilies"—and repeated the same passage in every panel, in order that the comparisons may hold good in each case. These panels have been arranged, as far as possible, 2 inches deep, and are set 3½ inches wide in all cases. Thus 2 x 3½ = 7. If the total number of words quoted at the end of each specimen is divided by seven, the average contained in a square inch in any one size of type, leaded or solid, is arrived at by a very simple process. It will be observed that there is a difference between the several classes of types shown, and it will therefore be necessary to select the particular series required, in order to obtain the approximate number of words in a square inch. This can be verified by a reference to the table on page 92.


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INDEX OF TYPES

 Old Face. 
 Old Style. 
 Antique. 
 Modern.
GREAT PRIMER .
ENGLISH . . . . . .
PICA . . . . . . . . .
SMALL PICA . . .
LONG PRIMER .
BOURGEOIS . . .
BREVIER . . . . . .
MINION . . . . . .
NONPAREIL . . .
PEARL . . . . . . . .
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
—
100
—
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
—
112
—
113
—
114
—
115
—
 116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125

Various.
OLD FACE ROMAN CAPITALS .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
OLD STYLE ROMAN CAPITALS .  .  .  .  .  .  .
MODERN ROMAN CAPITALS .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
OLD FRENCH ROMAN CAPITALS .  .  .  .  .  .
FLEMISH ROMAN CAPITALS .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
OLD FACE ITALIC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
OLD STYLE ITALIC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
MODERN ITALIC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
OLD ENGLISH BLACK LETTER .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
DUTCH BLACK LETTER .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
TUDOR BLACK LETTER .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
VENETIAN TEXT BLACK LETTER .  .  .  .  .  .   		 126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137

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ANALYSIS OF TYPES

CLASS.
AVERAGE WORDS IN A SQUARE INCH
   Thick leaded.     Thin leaded.     Solid.    
OLD FACE.
     GREAT PRIMER  .  .
ENGLISH  .  .
PICA  .  .
SMALL PICA  .  .
LONG PRIMER  .  .
BOURGEOIS  .  .
BREVIER  .  .
NONPAREIL  .  .
  7
11
14
17
21
25
31
44
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  8
12
15
19
23
29
35
52
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  9
14
16
23
27
34
39
66
OLD STYLE.
     GREAT PRIMER  .  .
ENGLISH  .  .
PICA  .  .
SMALL PICA  .  .
LONG PRIMER  .  .
BOURGEOIS  .  .
BREVIER  .  .
MINION  .  .
NONPAREIL  .  .
PEARL  .  .
  7
10
12
16
20
24
29
33
40
55
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  7
11
14
19
24
28
33
37
47
65
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  8
12
15
23
27
32
38
44
59
81
ANTIQUE ROMAN.
     GREAT PRIMER  .  .
PICA  .  .
LONG PRIMER  .  .
BREVIER  .  .
NONPAREIL  .  .
  5
11
16
26
36
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  6
12
20
29
42
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  7
14
23
33
53
MODERN.
     GREAT PRIMER  .  .
ENGLISH  .  .
PICA  .  .
SMALL PICA  .  .
LONG PRIMER  .  .
BOURGEOIS  .  .
BREVIER  .  .
MINION  .  .
NONPAREIL  .  .
PEARL  .  .
  6
10
12
16
20
24
26
32
37
52
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  7
11
14
19
24
27
31
37
44
62
 .   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
.   .
  8
12
15
23
27
31
35
43
55
78
N.B.—Fractions under one-half omitted. One-half or more
reckoned as a unit.

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NOTE
IN all cases the Top panel is thick leaded;
the Middle panel thin leaded; and the
Bottom one set solid (without leads).




[The page numbers from 93 to 137 refer to the 'leaf', one side of which has printed upon it the three blocks or 'panels' of type referred to above.
      Given the number of pages, only the middle 'thin-leaded' panel for each type has been reproduced here. The layout does not seek to emulate that of the original.]


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Link to Old Face English 94. Old Face English

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Link to Old Face Pica 95. Old Face Pica

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Link to Old Face Small Pica 96. Old Face Small Pica

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Link to Old Face Long Primer 97. Old Face Long Primer

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Link to Old Face Bourgeois 98. Old Face Bourgeois

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Link to Old Face Brevier 99. Old Face Brevier

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Link to Old Face Nonpareil 100. Old Face Nonpareil

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Link to Old Style Great Primer 101. Old Style Great Primer

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Link to Old Style English 102. Old Style English

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Link to Old Style Pica 103. Old Style Pica

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Link to Old Style Small Pica 104. Old Style Small Pica

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Link to Old Style Long Primer 105. Old Style Long Primer

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Link to Old Style Bourgeois 106. Old Style Bourgeois

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Link to Old Style Brevier 107. Old Style Brevier

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Link to Old Style Minion 108. Old Style Minion

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Link to Old Style Nonpareil 109. Old Style Nonpareil

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Link to Old Style Pearl 110. Old Style Pearl

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Link to Antique Great Primer 111. Antique Great Primer

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Link to Antique Pica 112. Antique Pica

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Link to Antique Long Primer 113. Antique Long Primer

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Link to Antique Brevier 114. Antique Brevier

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Link to Antique Nonpareil 115. Antique Nonpareil

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Link to Modern Great Primer 116. Modern Great Primer

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Link to Modern English 117. Modern English

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Link to Modern Pica 118. Modern Pica

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Link to Modern Small Pica 119. Modern Small Pica

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Link to Modern Long Primer 120. Modern Long Primer

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Link to Modern Bourgeois 121. Modern Bourgeois

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Link to Modern Brevier 122. Modern Brevier

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Link to Modern Minion 123. Modern Minion

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Link to Modern Nonpareil 124. Modern Nonpareil

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Link to Modern Pearl 125. Modern Pearl

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Link to Old Face Roman Capitals 126. Old Face Roman Capitals

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Link to Old Style Roman Capitals 127. Old Style Roman Capitals

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Link to Modern Roman Capitals 128. Modern Roman Capitals

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Link to Old French Roman Capitals 129. Old French Roman Capitals

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Link to Flemish Roman Capitals 130. Flemish Roman Capitals

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Link to Old Face Italic 131. Old Face Italic

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Link to Old Style Italic 132. Old Style Italic

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Link to Modern Italic 133. Modern Italic

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Link to Old English Black Letter 134. Old English Black Letter

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Link to Dutch Black Letter 135. Dutch Black Letter

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Link to Tudor Black Letter 136. Tudor Black Letter

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Link to Venetian Text Black Letter 137. Venetian Text Black Letter

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