Hi, I’m looking for good samples of Figgin’s Antique (1817), Caslon’s Egyptian (1817) and the first Fat Face(Thorowgood?): please, anybody has any specimen fac-simile to send?
Thanks, Claude
Typophile
Old Display Typefaces
Christian Schwartz did a Caslon Egyptian for the Font Bureau. Here is a specimen: http://orangeitalic.com/caslon.shtml
Maybe you could contact the Font Bureau about licensing options?
Linotype’s got a Thorowgood digitization: http://www.linotype.com/90318/thorowgood-family.html
Don’t know about Figgin’s…
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