Research Catalog

Title

Ornamented types : twenty-three alphabets from the foundry of Louis John Pouchée.

Publication

London : I.M. Imprimit in association with St Bride Printing Library, 1992-1993.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Pouchée, Louis John, 1782 or 1783-1845.
• Mosley, James.
• Mortimer, Ian.
• Horsfall, Julia.
• St. Bride Printing Library.
• I.M. Imprimit (Firm) prt
• Fine Bindery (Firm) bnd

Description

2 v. ([3], 37, [2] p.; 52 sheets) : ill.; 53-55 cm.

Subjects

• Wood types (Type evidence)
• Alphabets
• Pouchée, Louis John, 1782 or 1783-1845
• Typefaces (Type evidence) > French Canon
• Typefaces (Type evidence) > English Egyptian
• Typefaces (Type evidence) > Scotch Roman (Monotype)
• Printing > Specimens
• Wood types (Printing) > Great Britain > Specimens

Genre/Form

• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Scotch Roman (Monotype)
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – French Canon.
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – English Egyptian.
• Wood types (Type evidence)

Note

• "The edition is limited to 200 sets for sale, numbered 1/200 to 200/200. There are ten sets out of series, numbered as follows: numbers I/X to V/X are for the St Bride Printing Library; numbers VI/X to X/X are for I.M. Imprimit"--Colophon.
• "Designed by Ian Mortimer and printed and produced by his press, I.M. Imprimit, London. The complete edition comprises a Solander box containing the 25 ornamented alphabets on 46 sheets, a title-page, a two-sheet printer's note, a two-sheet visual index, and a colophon; and this book with its slip-case. The text for this accompanying volume has been typeset and the pages made up with the illustrations at I.M. Imprimit. The typeface for the text is 14, 12, and 11 point Scotch Roman (Monotype series 137) specially cast for the edition by the Hand Press, Westerham. Headings and sub-headings are in Fry's French Canon no. 2 and William Caslon IV's 2-line English 'Egyptian.' Both text and display types were set by hand. Compositors: Geoffrey Bamford, Julia Horsfall. The made-up formes were taken to Alan Kitching's Typeography Workshop, London, and were printed by us on his Stephenson Blake proofing press; the printing of the illustrations was completed on Albion and Columbian hand presses at I.M. Imprimit. Printers: Julia Horsfall, Ian Mortimer ... The paper is an acid-free Zerkall mould-made, 175 gsm, specially made for this edition and supplied by John Purcell Paper, London. The binding and slip-case are made by the Fine Bindery, Wellingborough"--Colophon, v. [1].
• "All printings of the alphabets have been carried out on Albion and Columbian hand presses. Printers: Irene Gunston, Julia Horsfall, Merlin James, Ian Mortimer ... The display and text types used for the title-page and accompanying text are set by hand. Compositors: Geoffrey Bamford, Julia Horsfall, Ian Mortimer"--Colophon, v. [2].

Binding (note)

• Publisher's black cloth; issued in slipcase.
• Issued unbound, in black cloth clamshell box.

Contents

[1] Introduction / James Mosley. 1993 -- [2] The specimens : printed from the original wood-engraved blocks in the St Bride Printing Library : with two additional alphabets from other sources. 1992.

Call Number

*KP+++ (I.M. Imprimit) 09-205

LCCN

94230322

OCLC

41892571

Title

Ornamented types : twenty-three alphabets from the foundry of Louis John Pouchée.

Imprint

London : I.M. Imprimit in association with St Bride Printing Library, 1992-1993.

Local Note

NYPL has set no. 57/200.

Binding

v. [1]: Publisher's black cloth; issued in slipcase.

v. [2]: Issued unbound, in black cloth clamshell box.

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Place of Publication

England London.

Added Author

Pouchée, Louis John, 1782 or 1783-1845.

Mosley, James.

St. Bride Printing Library.

Mortimer, Ian. Printer

Horsfall, Julia. Printer

I.M. Imprimit (Firm) Printer

Fine Bindery (Firm) Binder

Research Call Number

*KP+++ (I.M. Imprimit) 09-205