Color fonts or chromatic type are not new. The first production types appeared in the 1840s reaching a peak of precision and complexity a few decades later as efficiencies in printing enabled greater creative freedom. In 1874 William H. Page of Greeneville, Connecticut, published his 100-page Specimens of Chromatic Type & Borders that still has the power to mesmerize designers today.
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Select pages from the exquisite specimen book produced by the William H. Page wood type company.
HWT American Chromatic (Hamilton Wood Type Foundry) 10.2012
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Wm. H. Page & Co. Specimens of chromatic wood type, borders, etc. manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. The Co., Greeneville, Conn. : 1874. [98] leaves : col....
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Specimens of chromatic wood type borders etc. manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co.
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