typefounder

  • 1typefounder — noun Date: 1797 one engaged in the design and production of metal printing type for hand composition • typefounding noun …

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  • 2typefounder — /ˈtaɪpfaʊndə/ (say tuypfownduh) noun someone engaged in the making of metallic types for printers. {type + founder3} …

  • 3typefounder — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: type (I) + founder : one that is engaged in the design and production of metal printing type for hand composition …

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  • 4Caslon — This article is about the typeface. For the person, see William Caslon. For other uses, see Caslon (disambiguation). Category Serif Classification Old Style[ …

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  • 5Didot family — Family of French printers, publishers, and typefounders. The family had a profound influence on the history of typography. François Didot (1689–1759) went into business as a printer and bookseller in Paris in 1713. Three successive generations… …

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  • 6Caslon — biographical name William 1692 1766 English typefounder …

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  • 7Garamond — or Garamont biographical name Claude circa 1480 1561 French typefounder …

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  • 8founder — I. noun Etymology: 4found Date: 14th century one that founds or establishes II. verb (foundered; foundering) Etymology: Middle English foundren to fall to the ground, sink, from Anglo French fondrer, alteration of fondre, from Latin fundere to… …

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  • 9typefounding — noun see typefounder …

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  • 10Johannes Gutenberg — Infobox Person | name = Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg other names = caption = birth date = circa 1398 birth place = Mainz, Electorate of Mainz death date = death date|1468|2|3|mf=y death place = Mainz, Electorate of Mainz death… …

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