Miller & Richard
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Miller & Richard was a type foundry based in Edinburgh that designed and manufactured metal type. It operated from 1809 to 1952.
A specimen newspaper printed using Miller & Richard typefaces.
Didone (typography)
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Didone is a genre of serif typeface that emerged in the late 18th century and was the standard style of general-purpose printing during the 19th century. It is characterized by:
Miller & Richard
…greater evenness and grace expected in fonts by the mid-nineteenth century. (Bookman Old Style is an extremely distant descendant of this style.) Its "Modern Face", a more geometric and 'classical' style of serif letter, was also popular and often copied. One of its punchcutters of the period was Alexander Phemister…
Didot's type in the Code civil des Français, printed by the company of Firmin Didot in 1804
Two pages from Bodoni's Manuale Tipografico, a posthumous showcase of his work and engraving by his wife
Types by the Amoretti Brothers
The 1861 title page of Great Expectations in the sharp, high-contrast Didone type of the period. Popular at the time, the style had disappeared almost completely by the middle of the twentieth century.