Granjon Fleurons Floral Ornaments Letterpress Type - 30pcs Make Multiple Designs

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Granjon Fleurons Floral Ornaments Letterpress Type - 30pcs Make Multiple Designs:
$29.99

Granjon Fleurons Floral Ornaments Series. 30 pieces each square is 24 pts. Recreated from and Cast the late Allen Stump (a Mano Press) & Jim Rimmer (Pie Tree) 2007.
Very rare - Only a hand full left. These characters are ready to go to work for you on your next letterpress typographical project.
30 pieces so you can make a variety of designs. Tail Press on 16 Dec 09 (15:16) Updated 16 Dec 09 (17:46)Typographer John Ryder in his book “A Suite of Fleurons” dubbed it a Lyonnaise Arabesque. Originating from the Lyon printing office of Guillaume Rouille in about the year 1570, it may have been cut by Rouille or Pierre Roussin, assisted by Salomon or Robert Granjon. It was recut and cast in multiple sizes as Monotype 219. Francis Meynell and Stanley Morison in their essay “Printers’ Flowers and Arabesques” published in The Fleuron, give the lineage: Michael Jouve and Pierre Roussin, 1551-1580; Jean Pillehote, 1580-1600; Lamesle, 1742; Delacolonge, 1773; Ploos van Amstel, 1796 and Imprenta Real, 1799.PaulShips in a USPS Small Flat Rate Box in envelope
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