The  oldest  type-printing  containing  an  authentic  date  is  a  Letter  of  Indulgence  dated

Lower  case  a  to  z,  12J^  ems

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

1234567890

Seven  Point  Old  Style  No.  2

No  HANDICRAFT  receives  so  much  attentive  observation  as  printing.
But  the  observation  of  the  ordinary  reader,  however  attentive  it  may  be,  is

usually  superficial  and  imperfect.    Types  are  seen  but  not  regarded;  it  is  only

the  information  conveyed  by  types  that  is  considered.     Few  general  readers

know  by  name  the  different  sizes  or  styles  of  types;  fewer  still  could  identify

the  types  made  or  used  by  famous  printers.    To  men  whose  limited  time

compels  them  to  care  more  for  the  ends  than  the  means  of  knowledge,  this

want  of  consideration  is  pardonable.     Life  is  short,  and  even  a  studious  man

may  be  excused  for  neglecting  typography,  when  English  literature  is  so  de-

The  oldest  type-printing  containing  an  authentic  date  is  a  Letter  of  Indulgence

Lower  case  a  to  z,  13/^  ems

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

1234567890


44  KEYSTONE  TYPE  FOUNDRY.  PHILADELPHIA


OLD  STYLE  BODY-TYPE


Leaded  with  2-polnt  Leads


Seven  Point  French  Old  Style
NO  HANDICRAFT  receives  so  much  attentive  observation  as  printing.
