Old Books..
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- grafiske
I am trying to figure out what fonts/set of fonts/etc are used on very old books from the early 1900's-1950's. I see a few standard ones that are very similiar.
(For a better idea: the books are usually printed on that rough stock as the cover and half of the time in all caps lock)
Fonts, links? Anyone?
Thanks.
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- grafiske0
Anyone else? I am more looking for the very plain fonts in the body copy. Also any links to old style of margins and typeography would be great.
- instantok0
maybe sniff around here?
- Dr_Jay0
dunno if they're historically accurate, but Mrs Eaves & Founder's Caslon always "felt" like something you'd set an old book in.
- vespa0
email the guys at http://www.typemuseum.org They're kind of eccentric people, but they know their type!
They'll even demonstrate casting some hot metal type for you using the traditional methods. They have entire graveyards of disused Caslon that they are trying to sort through right now, currently in mountains of 6 - 72 pt disarray in Stockwell's old elephant sleeping quarters.
- ebon0
might be some info in here:
http://www.fiveroses.org/intro.h…
search around for "letterpress type" or "lead type".
i have come across a few sites in the past with tons of font samples from back in the day.