nuremberg arabesquediapered lozenge formes. the unit is a monotype recutting [lanston monotype 486&m
nuremberg arabesquediapered lozenge formes. the unit is a monotype recutting [lanston monotype 486—english monotype also cut one, their 240], & the exemplar may have been the fleuron cut by johann andrea endter before 1721 for use in his nuremberg printing office—it is shown in the book issued by his heirs in 1733, Die Wol-eingerichtete Buchdruckerey; but the design did not originate with endter. [cf. john ryder, A Suite of Fleurons, charles t. branford, boston, 1957, p35].1. letterpress on curtis retreeve vellum, rouge.2. letterpress on mohawk superfine white eggshell. -- source link
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