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Gesta typographica, or a medley for printers and others: PB 443-2003

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Titles

Gesta typographica, or a medley for printers and others

Maker(s)

Compiler: Jacobi, Charles T.
Publisher: Elkin Mathews Ltd

Categories

Description

Collected by Chas. T. Jacobi

[8], 131, [1] p ; 18 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1897

Note

Title in red and black within ornamental border; shoulder notes in red. Quarter bound in white cloth, stamped in red; blue paper sides over boards.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 443-2003
Primary reference Number: 98425

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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