Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &C.: The 1874 Masterpiece of Colorful Typography

Contributor(s): Smith, Esther K (Editor), Heller, Steven (Foreword by), White, Wayne (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780847858682

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Hardcover

$45.00

Pub Date: May 30, 2017

LCCN: 2016953538

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Limited Edition, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.70" H x 13.20" L x 10.10" W ( 2.50 lbs) 120 pages

BISAC Categories:

Design | Graphic Arts | Typography

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "The 1874 masterpiece of colorful typography"--cover.

Review Quotes: "During the 1870s the Wm. H. Page & Company published what are often considered the greatest type specimens ever printed. These lavish books were masterfully printed to showcase Page's chromatic wood types and inks by Wade's Inks. Esther K. Smith of Purgatory Pie Press, design historian Steven Heller, and artist Wayne White collaborated to produce a stunning facsimile of Page's 1874 specimen, published by Rizzoli."
--Daily Type Specimen

"Surpringly psychadelic..."
--Alexandra Lange