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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Page from the type specimen of Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, 1841

Creator
 Enschedé en zonen, Joh. (drukker/printer)

Year
 1841

Type
 tekstbladzijde, page

Measurements
 21,5 x 13

Related term
 letterproeven, lettertypen

Period
 19e eeuw

Classification
 C: Paleografie, letterontwerp, lettertypen, lettergieten, schrift

Content
 This type specimen of the Joh. Enschedé en Zonen type foundry has more than 300 pages with a large assortment of letters, ornaments and vignettes from which clients could chose for their printed matter. This page show two examples: an inline roman and a dubbel kanon Gotisch (2-line canon; 96 point), blackletter.

Original
 Proeve van drukletteren. Lettergieterij van Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. - Haarlem: Enschedé, 1841

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 3118 C 6

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek