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Greek printing types 1465-1927 : facsimiles from an exhibition of books illustrating the development of Greek printing shown in the British Museum 1927

Archive Print Item: Large Bibliography G-3.4/SCH

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Type of record: Book

Title: Greek printing types 1465-1927 : facsimiles from an exhibition of books illustrating the development of Greek printing shown in the British Museum 1927

Level: Item

Classmark: Large Bibliography G-3.4/SCH

Additional creator(s): Scholderer, Victor (1880-1971) (Other); British Museum (Other); Monotype Corporation (Other)

Related people: Scholderer, Victor

Publisher: By order of the Trustees

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1927

Language: English

Size and medium: 5 p., 21 p., 5

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/327316

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991001807239705181

Description

Preface signed: Frederic G. Kenyon.


Prepared by and at the expense of the Lanston Monotype Corporation, and presented to the British Museum for circulation.


The facsimiles are followed by two full-page specimens with half-title: The 'New Hellenic' Greek type... designed by Victor Scholderer, cut and produced by Lanston Monotype Corporation Limited.

Additional description

Name "J.I.O. Masson" on front free endpaper

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