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Typography Tuesday
PRINTERSâ FLOWERS
A few weeks ago we presented a specimen sheet of historic types collected and printed by the English type and printing enthusiast Mark Arman. This week we are showing some specimen sheets of printersâ flowers collected by Arman and handprinted in an edition of 1000 at his Workshop Press in Thaxted, Essex, for his article on âA Collection of Printersâ Flowersâ published in Matrix 9, Winter 1989, pp. 92-96. Of his collecting of these type ornaments, Arman writes:
The collector is attracted to those things that are difficult to find: the magpie delights in accumulating treasures; what is known to be rare is prized. Thus the typographer who begins with an interest in type is in danger of becoming a collector, and his discoveries may lead him to collecting printersâ flowers. This is precisely what happened to me, as my collection began modestly in 1949 and now has developed beyond the confines of reason.
Arman has printed a description below each specimen. Shown here from top to bottom are:
A Gibbings-Engraved Feathursday
Yesterday, we brought you some wood engravings by the Anglo-Irish artist, fine-press publisher, writer, and wood engraver Robert Gibbings (1889-1958) that were reprinted from the original blocks in Matrix 9, Winter 1989, and included in Gibbingsâs own essay, âThoughts on Wood,â pp. 8-10. Today, we present his wood engravings of birds from this same printing. Unfortunately, we donât know what species the nest belongs to but we were able to identify the birds. They are from top to bottom:
Wood Engraving Wednesday
Half of the Winter 1989 issue of the printersâ and bibliophilesâ periodical Matrix (Matrix 9) is dedicated to the Anglo-Irish printer, sculptor, fine-press publisher, writer, and wood engraver Robert Gibbings (1889-1958). It includes three texts by Gibbings himself and several other articles by others on various aspects of Gibbingsâs life and work, including his relationships to the Golden Cockerel Press, the University of Reading, and Eric Gill, and his correspondence with fellow artist and publisher Thomas Balston. Inserted into Gibbingsâs own essay âThoughts on Woodâ (pp. 8-10), where he discusses working in wood as an engraver, are several of Gibbingsâs wood engravings printed from the original blocks preserved at the University of Reading and the St. Bride Printing Library. We display a few of them here, originally produced between 1945 and 1953, that show his penchant for the dynamic landscape, especially of his Irish homeland.
Matrix was printed by John and Rosalind Randle at the Whittington Press in England, and is a donation from our friend Jerry Buff.
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