These fonts were mainly used on posters and were the springboard for 20th-century typographic designs. Plates 66-100 are Gothic―the most modern specimens, being sans serif. These alphabets have highly decorative serifs with cut-outs, circles, angles, rectangles, and design variations. Plates 12-65 are Antique, the most popular 19th-century letter form. These are bold, straightforward alphabets, with serifs and graduated thick and thin strokes. Plates 1-11 are Roman and include variations of Roman style. ![]() The alphabets are arranged according to type style. The fonts have been selected from Rob Roy Kelly's extensive personal collection of wood type alphabets. Each font is represented by a complete alphabet of capitals, while many include lowercase letters, as well as numerals and punctuation marks, along with useful and decorative motifs from wood blocks. ![]() The rich designs and figure-ground qualities of 19th-century American wood types are beautifully displayed in this collection of 100 fonts, many reproduced at actual size.
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