A specimen of printing types, by Fry and Steele, letter-founders to the prince of Wales, Type-Street
A specimen book issued in 1794 in London by the letter-founders Fry and Steele, showing printing types and ornaments for printers and buyers of type. The pages display decorative borders, heraldic crests, ship vignettes, building views and a grotesque mask, all printed as type-founder ornament sheets. A designer can draw on these compact woodcut and engraved ornaments for borders, crests, nautical and architectural motifs.
