The National Library of Scotland has put online a wonderful virtual exhibition, The Word on the Street, devoted to broadside news posters. Both the content and typography of the many specimens present a fascinating view of nearly 300 years of social history.
Thanks for the great resource link, John.
Not sure why there haven’t been many reads or replies to this thread, but I found the site to be rich with image and type resources along with commentaries on many of the broadsides.
The site was nice, but there’s never enough res on the specimens!
I guess we should go to the exhibit.
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