Prince, Edward Philip, 1846-1923 (punchcutter)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1846 - 1923
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
Edward Johnston papers on his type-designs for the Cranach Press
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9818
Scope and Contents
Edward Johnston designed four types for the Cranach Press of Count Harry Kessler: 1. 2-line Brevier italic lower case (1912-1913) 2. 8-, 10- and 12-point blackletter (1912-1930) 3. 16-point Greek (1929-1930, abortive) 4. 2-line Brevier italic capitals (1930-1931). This collection contains papers arising from all four of these projects, as well as from some earlier design work by Johnston for Kessler starting in 1904. These papers also cover Stanley Morison's purchase of the punches for...
Dates:
1904-1972
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Cambridge University Library