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Type and type-founding

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Palatino Italic typeface

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CARTYPE-0004
Overview

Palatino is a large typeface family designed by Hermann Zapf. It was initially released in 1950 by the D. Stempel AG foundry.

Dates: circa 1950 (release date)
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Palatino Roman typeface

 Collection
Identifier: CARTYPE-0003
Overview

Palatino is a large typeface family designed by hermann Zapf. It was initially released in 1948 by the Linotype foundry. It was digitally modified in 1984 to be issued on the Apple Computer operating system. Included in the collection are Palatino Roman, Palatino Italic, and Palatino Swash typefaces.

Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

The Richard Rockford Hebrew Wood Type collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0151
Overview

The Richard Rockford Hebrew Wood Type collection contains about forty fonts made from wood for letterpress printing in the Hebrew script.

Dates: undated
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Type specimen pamphlet collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0029
Overview

The collection consists of nearly 500 type specimen pamphlets from North American and European type foundries.

Dates: 1930 - 1980
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Virgin Wood Type Hebrew typefaces

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0173
Content Description

Two Hebrew wood type fonts made at Virgin Wood Type, Rochester, New York in 2023.

Dates: 2023-03-29
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection