Years ago, I walked into a used book store in Chicago, and beheld an astronomically unlikely thing: a run of pristine leather books, each stamped “CASLON” in gold letters, each in a typeface of a different vintage. These were type specimen... 

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Only if Umberto Eco, Jorge Luis Borges, J. R. R. Only if Umberto Eco, Jorge Luis Borges, J. R. R. Tolkien and Will Shortz clubbed together in a moment of wickedness could humanity produce a more vexing object: behold the Voynich Manuscript, a puzzling... 

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Observing the rare Square-Sided Warbler (Chaetornis Quadratis) in its natural habitat. Observing the rare Square-Sided Warbler (Chaetornis Quadratis) in its natural habitat. After taking a moment to recover, I wanted to say thanks to everyone who... 

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Many English printers’ manuals derive to some extent from Moxon’s of 1683–4, and even those of the early 19th century by Stower (1808), Johnson (1824) and Hansard (1825) include passages taken directly from Moxon’s text. The Printer’s Grammar... 

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John Kwo posted this Flickr set with some beautifully crisp photos from the type tour . John Kwo posted this Flickr set with some beautifully crisp photos from the type tour. Don’t miss some of the great inscriptional lettering to be found on... 

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