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Typefaces (type forms)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Herbert Feuerhake drawings

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0045
Overview

The collection contains typeface and lettering designs created for various clients.

Dates: 1960-1979
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Hermann Ihlenburg papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0019
Overview

The Hermann Ihlenburg Papers spans the period from 1803 through 1906 and contains correspondence, photographs, typeface drawings, printed ephemera, and other documents relating to the career of the German-American type designer and punchcutter Hermann Ihlenburg (1843-1905).

Dates: 1803-1906; Majority of material found within 1866-1905
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Hermann Zapf collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0135
Overview

Hermann Zapf was a German type designer, typographer, calligrapher, author, and professor. He influenced type design and modern typography, winning many awards and honors for his work. Of note is Zapf’s work with August Rosenberger, a prominent punchcutter who cut many of Zapf’s designs.

Dates: 1918 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2007
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Ismar David papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0004
Overview

Collection of materials from the calligrapher, type designer, graphic and architectural designer, illustrator, and educator Ismar David, including correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, and commisioned works.

Dates: 1938 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1990
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Joseph Blumenthal collection on Spiral type

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0042
Overview

The collection consists of material used in the creation of Joseph Blumenthal's Spiral type, with related ephemera.

Dates: 1931 - 1940
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Kaatskill typeface

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CARTYPE-0007
Overview

Kaatskill is a roman serif typeface created by Frederic W. Goudy and sold by the Village Letter Foundery in 1929.

Dates: 1929 (release date)
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Ornate Title typeface

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CARTYPE-0010
Overview

Ornate Title is a decorative all-capital letters typeface created by Frederic W. Goudy and sold by the Village Letter Foundery in 1929.

Dates: 1931 (release date)
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Rudolph de Harak collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0063
Overview

The Rudolph de Harak collection is organized into six series:

I. Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1952-1997.

II. Photographs, 1950-2000.

III. Writings, 1948-2001.

IV. Design Projects, 1936-1994.

V. Fine Art, 1963-2001.

VI. Reference Material.

Dates: 1936 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1997
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Stephen O. Saxe papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0144
Collection Scope and Content Note The Stephen O. Saxe papers contain materials from the 13th century through 2024, with the bulk of the papers dated between 1860 and 2010. This collection contains materials related to Saxe’s printing and collecting, which provides a breadth of knowledge on the printing industry throughout time. Materials include correspondence, legal papers, financial papers, writings and speeches, genealogical papers, clippings, printed material, photographic material, drawings, digital media,...
Dates: circa 1200- 2024; Majority of material found within 1860 - 2010
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Tory Text typeface

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CARTYPE-0005
Overview

Tory Text is a blackletter typeface distributed by Continental Typefounders Association, Inc. in 1935. Goudy based his design on the letters of Geoffroy Tory. The designs for capitals were later re-used in the typeface New Village Text.

Dates: 1935 (release date)
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection