Perspective, Nesbitt 1841

Nicolette Gray documents this face as "Perspective, Figgins 1845."¹

 

The earliest specimen personally examined is shown as Claro y Oscuro [Light and Dark] by Fundiçion de J.B. Clement (Valencia) dated 1840.

 

Kelly illustrates it and other chromatic reverses shown by George Nesbitt in 1841,² and Bullen writes that the design originated in France.³

 

This letterpress typeface has not been digitally archived for posterity.

 

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More updates of Nicolette Gray's research of 19th-century type trends in Great Britain: forums.typeheritage.com/gray-chart/

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¹Gray, N. (1938): XIXth Century Ornamented Types and Title Pages, page 184. Faber and Faber Limited, London.

²Kelly, R.R. (1977): American Wood Type, 1828–1900|Notes on the Evolution of Decorated and Large Types, page 75. Litton Educational Publishing, Inc./Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (New York 1969). Reprinted by DaCapo Press, Inc. (New York 1977).

³Bullen, H.L. [pen-name Quadrat](1906-1908): Discursions of a Retired Printer. In The Inland Printer, March 1907.

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