Font catalog
A font catalog or font catalogue, also called a type specimen book, offering a specimen collection similar to what a printed catalog provides.
In printed form, they were typically created for
typesetters and graphic designers
in choosing appropriate typefaces or narrowing down candidates for the typesetting or design process.
History
The first known font catalog was printed by European printer Erhard Ratdolt in 1486.[4]
United States
The first American font catalog was printed in 1812 for Binny & Ronaldson, a type foundry in Philadelphia.[5] Although they had put out an earlier catalog in 1809, it only contained printing ornaments, with no examples of typefaces.[5]
Gallery
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The first font sample in Binny & Ronaldson's first type specimen book from 1812.
See also
- Samples of serif typefaces
- Samples of sans serif typefaces
- Samples of monospaced typefaces
- Samples of display typefaces
- Samples of script typefaces
References
- ^ a b Sidney E. Berger. The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016, pp. 266-267
- ^ FontBook, FSI FontShop International
- ^ Adobe Fonts, Adobe Systems Inc.
- ^ Lagasse, P., & Columbia University. (2018). Ratdolt, Erhard. In The Columbia Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press.
- ^ a b Annenberg, Maurice. Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs. Baltimore: Maran Printing Services, 1975, p. 66. Internet Archive.
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