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Oxford Bibliographical Society: Bodleian Library, Oxford, first edition, 1990. Printed wrappers, 4to,. ix, 97 pp. This study is designed to stand beside earlier records of the ornament usages of English printers of the hand-press period, following most nearly K. I. D. Maslen's account of the Bowyer ornament stock (1973). It is concerned with relief cuts, of wood or metal, incised for decorative purposes, and excludes both those used for illustration and arrays of cast type-ornaments. Included in separate subsections are four devices, that have an indexical (mainly identifying) function, and three engravings that are used as ornaments in conjunction with letterpress. These engravings would have been printed it the rolling press in separate premises. Nonetheless they would have been part of the intended ornamentation of the books concerned and so, in a sense, integrally related to those directly made use of by the printer. Charles Ackers (1702?-1759) was a successful if not outstandingly…
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by Ross, J.C. ; Oxford Bibliographical Society
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- Title Charles Ackers' Ornament Usage
- Author Ross, J.C. ; Oxford Bibliographical Society
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- Publisher Oxford Bibliographical Society: Bodleian Library, Oxford, first edition, 1990, Oxford England
- Date 1990
- ISBN 9780901420459
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Oxford Bibliographical Society: Bodleian Library, Oxford, first edition, 1990. Printed wrappers, 4to,. ix, 97 pp. This study is designed to stand beside earlier records of the ornament usages of English printers of the hand-press period, following most nearly K. I. D. Maslen's account of the Bowyer ornament stock (1973). It is concerned with relief cuts, of wood or metal, incised for decorative purposes, and excludes both those used for illustration and arrays of cast type-ornaments. Included in separate subsections are four devices, that have an indexical (mainly identifying) function, and three engravings that are used as ornaments in conjunction with letterpress. These engravings would have been printed it the rolling press in separate premises. Nonetheless they would have been part of the intended ornamentation of the books concerned and so, in a sense, integrally related to those directly made use of by the printer. Charles Ackers (1702?-1759) was a successful if not outstandingly…
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Oxford Bibliographical Society: Bodleian Library, Oxford, first edition, 1990. Printed wrappers, 4to,. ix, 97 pp. This study is designed to stand beside earlier records of the ornament usages of English printers of the hand-press period, following most nearly K. I. D. Maslen's account of the Bowyer ornament stock (1973). It is concerned with relief cuts, of wood or metal, incised for decorative purposes, and excludes both those used for illustration and arrays of cast type-ornaments. Included in separate subsections are four devices, that have an indexical (mainly identifying) function, and three engravings that are used as ornaments in conjunction with letterpress. These engravings would have been printed it the rolling press in separate premises. Nonetheless they would have been part of the intended ornamentation of the books concerned and so, in a sense, integrally related to those directly made use of by the printer. Charles Ackers (1702?-1759) was a successful if not outstandingly…
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Charles Ackers' ornament usage / by J.C. Ross
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Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society , 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Pages very slightly tanned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 97 pages: illustrations; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Ackers, Charles 1702 or 1703-1759. Printers' ornaments. Printing England; Specimens. Printing England 18th century. Type ornaments. Reprography and photographic processes. Arts and crafts. Printing England London; Specimens. Borders, Ornamental (Decorative arts) England London. Book industries and trade Great Britain History 18th century. Printers' ornaments. Genre: Specimens.
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