uwmspeccoll:Typography TuesdayAs we’ve stated before, we just love the random, inadvertent poetry we
uwmspeccoll:Typography TuesdayAs we’ve stated before, we just love the random, inadvertent poetry we find in type display books! Today we present some new finds from our most recent acquisition, Specimens of Printing Types and Ornaments Cast by James Conner & Son, printed in New York by William L, S, Harrison for James Conner & Son in 1852. The found poetry ranges from the lyrical:The clouds at evening drivenPond lilies oily-leaved and pale.Rising up to meet thee, Years are bearing us to heaven.New faces greet theeAt memory’s magic sign.Home of happiness and rest,Rippling water mirrorsReverberating echoes!Huge water oak and pine,Silver streamlet.To the punchy and succinct: MERCHANT THOUGHT JEWELS!But always remember:The highest delight which poetry produces, does not arise from the mere passive perception of the images or sentiments which it presents to the mind.View other type specimen books.View our other Typography Tuesday posts. -- source link