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The Fell revival : describing the casting of the Fell types at the University Press, Oxford and their use by the Press and others since 1864 : being the year of the revival of their use since their bequest to the University by Bishop John Fell in 1686 : including a handlist of some of the books printed in the Fell types since that year
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- Creator
- by Martyn Ould & Martyn Thomas
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- Books
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- English
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- Bath : Old School Press, 2000
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- xi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 loose-leaf portfolio
- ISBNs
- 9781899933075, 1899933077, 9781899933068, 1899933069
- OCLC
- ocm45589921
- Edition of 350 copies.
- "Portfolio contains items printed from type still standing at O.U.P."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-170).
- The origin of the Fell types -- The Press and its people -- The shape of the revival -- First in the field : the Daniel Press -- Grandeur : the Ashendene Press -- Sarah Prideaux -- Meynell's Romney Street Press -- Robert Bridges and Fell's music type -- O.U.P.'s own use of the types -- The printing of Morison's "John Fell" -- O.U.P.'s use of the types for others -- Ephemeral items -- Work in the O.U.P. type foundry -- Castings of the Fell types -- Horace Hart -- A handlist of books printed in the Fell types since their revival