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Textura Handwriting and Gutenberg Typeface Examples Composite Image
Type face examples: Textura (or Gothic) handwriting detail on the left, Gutenberg's Bible detail on the right.
Epistole CCCLXVIII, unnumbered page detail
The first appearance of a printed italic letter form occurs in this book.
Type Specimen Sheet, detail
Type Specimen Sheet. A rare specimen sheet showing type based on Arrighi's italic hand.
Homērou Ilias, volume 1, unknown page detail
A page from the Works of Homer.
De evangelica praeparatione, unnumbered page detail
The first type to be consciously designed according to typographical ideals.
Type Specimen Sheet
Type Specimen Sheet. A rare specimen sheet showing type based on Arrighi's italic hand.
Homērou Ilias, volume 1, pages 47 verso and 48 recto
A page from the Works of Homer.
Bâtarde Handwriting and Roman Typeface Examples Composite Image
Burgundian bâtarde handwriting is on the left, Caxton's roman type is on the right
Unknown Text, unknown page detail
Detail shows an example of the Burgundian bâtarde hand
