Original leaves illustrating evolution of roman types. [1470-1935]

Morris, William, 1834-1896

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San Rafaele, Benvenuto Robbio, conte di, 1735-1797

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Baskerville, John, 1706-1775

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Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922

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T.J. Cobden-Sanderson was an English bookbinder, associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Born in Northumberland, his family travelled extensively; he attended Cambridge, but did not take a degree. His intellectual gifts seemed to fill him with despair, and he read constantly, and was often depressed. He eventually became a barrister in London, where he made several important friends, notably William Morris, who introduced him to Annie Cobden; Sanderson and Annie married, and he changed his...

Wendlingen, Juan, 1715-1790

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Thomson, James, 1700-1748

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Thomson was a Scottish poet and dramatist. From the guide to the Copyright documents, 1729-1750/1., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Myers and Co. From the description of Autograph letters signed (12) : to Miss Elizabeth Young, 1743 Mar. 10-1745 Nov. 4 [one undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572239 English poet and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to [William Cranstou...

Perotti, Niccolò 1430-1480

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Bertieri, Raffaello, 1875-1941

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Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598

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French printer and scholar. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Frankfurt, to Julius Echter von Mespelbronn, Bishop of Würzburg, 1595 Jan. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614748 ...

Ibarra y Marín, Joaquín, 1725-1785.

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Diogenes Laertius

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Bodoni, Giambattista, 1740-1813

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Italian printer and typographer. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79696941 ...

Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957

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Indiana-born American book designer for the Riverside Press. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Danbury, Conn., to Mary Herrick f the Boston University Library, 1950 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270865113 Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), American typographer and book designer. From the description of Photoengravings used in The divine comedy of Dante Alighieri, 1955. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 435687901 From the description of ...

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...

Ege, Otto F.

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Dean and lecturer. From the description of Collection of medieval manuscripts, 1100-1500. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36335372 Ege (1888–1951) was Dean of the Cleveland Institute of Art and Lecturer on History of the Book at the School of Library Science, Western Reserve University. From the guide to the Otto Ege Collection of Medieval Manuscripts, circa 1100-1600, (Special Collections. University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries.) O...

Jenson, Nicolas, approximately 1420-1480

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Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515

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Walker, Emery, 1851-1933

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English typographer and antiquarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rome, to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1903 Oct. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270586295 Walker was born on Apr. 2, 1851 in Paddington, London, England; attended St. Mark's College, Chelsea, and at age 14 began a succession of laborious occupations; met Alfred Dawson who had perfected a form of etching known as glyptography; joined him in 1873 at the Typographic Etching Co.; in 1886, Walk...