Monthly Archives: December 2018

Victorian Typography: A New Special Collections Exhibition

In the nineteenth century, text became ornament as never before. Typeface designers produced hundreds of ornate and eclectic fonts intended to draw viewers’ attention with their artistic novelty. Sumptuous text dominated the page in everything from railroad timetables and business stationery to theater programs and almanacs. A new exhibition in Roger H. Perry Hall, on view […]

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