The typeface Klang and a border ornament for the Monotype Corporation, 1955-1956
Scope and Contents
Pencil drawings of the font; Correspondence (1952-1956); Various showings and proofs, also with a card 'This is a specimen of a paragraph mark cut by Will Carter to be used with Goudy Text 24 pt.' and showing the mark; Offprints of 'Will Carter: designer of Klang', Composing Stick 14 (Winter 1956) and Will Carter, 'The evolution of Klang', Penrose Annual 51 (1957), 65-66. Correspondents from the Monotype Corporation include M. G. Gasking, Stanley Morison, Alan Jones, Geoffrey Paulson, Beatrice Warde; and the Stellar Press, and Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1956
Creator
- From the Sub-Series: Carter, Will, 1912-2001 (printer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 envelope(s) (1 envelope, oversize)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Monotype Corporation Ltd (Organization)
Repository Details
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