Comments on: Florence 1887 drop caps

By: Gboyega Dada

Gboyega Dada — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:02:42 +0000

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By: jc

jc — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:03:27 +0000

nice!

By: neu bilder

neu bilder — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:18:27 +0000

Vielen Dank für erklärnt.

By: Dacia

Dacia — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:35:25 +0000

Wow. I love these!

By: mekanik proje

mekanik proje — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:51:10 +0000

really nice, thanks for sharing…

By: Raquel Trevisi

Raquel Trevisi — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:44:32 +0000

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By: Michela

Michela — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:11:27 +0000

So true John!
Thanks for stopping by

By: John Hyde

John Hyde — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:28:54 +0000

Fascinating to see these old designs. Look closely and you can see it’s modular: square letter with background – then optional small top decoration and optional trailing bottom sections.

Let’s celebrate the huge effort in creating this work: the design effort, then creating the relief printing blocks, then the skill of composing this and locking it into a chase with the normal letters. Even operating the press was a skilled activity in those days.

By: Michela

Michela — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:07:07 +0000

Thanks for the research and the suggestion, just updated the name ;)

By: Tracking Comment Spam like a Cat Hunts Mice

Tracking Comment Spam like a Cat Hunts Mice — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:49:58 +0000

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