A Greek type for Cambridge University Press, 1956-1962
Scope and Contents
Drawings; photographs; memoranda; specimens; correspondence. The type was never made. Drawings include enlargements of some lower-case letters of Monotype series 169 with which the type was planned to be compatible. Drawings and specimens that are dated (except large ones) are interfiled with the correspondence. Correspondents include Cambridge University Press (Brooke Crutchley, John Dreyfus), Matthew Carter, G. S. Kirk, D. L. Page, Stephenson Blake & Co., J. D. Wilkinson.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1962
Creator
- From the Sub-Series: Carter, Will, 1912-2001 (printer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Extent
2 folder(s) (2 folders in 1 envelope, and 1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Monotype Corporation Ltd (Organization)
- Cambridge University Press (Organization)
- Ridler, Vivian Hughes, 1913-2009 (printer) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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