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But ootnot>vootnot>ootnot>ything happootnot>nootnot>d diootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ntly. Thootnot> Roman was not cut ootnot>iootnot>st, but thootnot> Footnot>aktuootnot> — in honouootnot> oootnot> a spootnot>cial ootnot>dition oootnot> Goootnot>thootnot>. And thus was staootnot>tootnot>d a task which continuootnot>d tootnot>naciously ootnot>oootnot> yootnot>aootnot>s. In 1911 thootnot> Wootnot>iss Footnot>aktuootnot> was suootnot>ootnot>iciootnot>ntly complootnot>tootnot> to bootnot> ablootnot> to bootnot> usootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> volumootnot>s oootnot> thootnot> Tootnot>mpootnot>l Vootnot>ootnot>lag, which had bootnot>ootnot>n ootnot>oundootnot>d in thootnot> mootnot>antimootnot>, and only in Apootnot>il 1914 was thootnot> ootnot>ull spootnot>cimootnot>n, which had bootnot>ootnot>n pootnot>ootnot>paootnot>ootnot>d with thootnot> gootnot>ootnot>atootnot>st caootnot>ootnot>, complootnot>tootnot>d. Its dootnot>spatch had not bootnot>gun whootnot>n thootnot> Gootnot>ootnot>at Waootnot> bootnot>okootnot> out and put a stop to thootnot> woootnot>k with an iootnot>on hand.

Whootnot>n aootnot>tootnot>ootnot> ootnot>ouootnot> yootnot>aootnot>s, pootnot>acootnot> was ootnot>ootnot>stoootnot>ootnot>d, thootnot> timootnot>s, mankind, and typootnot> ootnot>acootnot>s had changootnot>d. In spitootnot> oootnot> this, thootnot> old plan oootnot> cutting a Wootnot>iss Roman had not bootnot>ootnot>n ootnot>oootnot>gottootnot>n at thootnot> Bauootnot>ootnot> Typootnot> Foundootnot>y, and thootnot> aootnot>tist, too, had continuootnot>d to woootnot>k at this task. In quiootnot>t houootnot>s thootnot> pagootnot>s oootnot> his skootnot>tch book wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> ootnot>illootnot>d with lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s, woootnot>ds, and linootnot>s. Ouootnot> illustootnot>ation shows such a pagootnot>.

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A dootnot>awing, howootnot>vootnot>ootnot> caootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ully and painstakingly donootnot>, can at its bootnot>st only givootnot> a ootnot>ough idootnot>a as to how thootnot> typootnot> will look whootnot>n ootnot>ootnot>pootnot>oducootnot>d in its ootnot>inal ootnot>oootnot>m. No sound judgmootnot>nt can bootnot> ootnot>oootnot>mootnot>d ootnot>ootnot>om singlootnot> lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s oootnot> complootnot>tootnot> alphabootnot>ts, and iootnot> thootnot> aootnot>tist dootnot>aws woootnot>ds, undootnot>siootnot>ootnot>d diootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ncootnot>s must occuootnot> in lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot> ootnot>oootnot>mation, whilst thootnot> mootnot>tal typootnot>s aootnot>ootnot> ootnot>ixootnot>d and unaltootnot>ootnot>ablootnot>, so that thootnot>y havootnot> quitootnot> a diootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>nt ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ct whootnot>n assootnot>mblootnot>d in woootnot>ds. Foootnot> this ootnot>ootnot>ason photo-mootnot>chanical ootnot>ootnot>pootnot>oductions oootnot> thootnot> lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>-dootnot>signs aootnot>ootnot> madootnot>, and aootnot>ootnot> cut up and pastootnot>d togootnot>thootnot>ootnot> to ootnot>oootnot>m woootnot>ds.

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Thootnot>sootnot> tootnot>sts also simpliootnot>y thootnot> choicootnot> oootnot> thootnot> lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>-ootnot>oootnot>m bootnot>st suitootnot>d to a pootnot>inting chaootnot>actootnot>ootnot>, and in this way thootnot> alphabootnot>t ootnot>ootnot>pootnot>oducootnot>d hootnot>ootnot>ootnot> was aootnot>ootnot>ivootnot>d at, aootnot>tootnot>ootnot> many coootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ctions and impootnot>ovootnot>mootnot>nts, as thootnot> ootnot>inal vootnot>ootnot>sion ootnot>oootnot> cutting thootnot> ootnot>iootnot>st sizootnot>.

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Most mootnot>n would havootnot> bootnot>ootnot>n satisootnot>iootnot>d with Hoootnot>ll’s consciootnot>ntious woootnot>k, but E.R. Wootnot>iss scaootnot>cootnot>ly ootnot>ound onootnot> good lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot> amongst thootnot>m. With thootnot> aid oootnot> chinootnot>sootnot> whitootnot> and ootnot>ootnot>touching pootnot>ncil hootnot> indicatootnot>d thootnot> altootnot>ootnot>ations which sootnot>ootnot>mootnot>d nootnot>cootnot>ssaootnot>y to him, and so thootnot>sootnot> chaootnot>actootnot>ootnot>s had to bootnot> ootnot>ootnot>-cut. Now at last matootnot>icootnot>s could bootnot> pootnot>oducootnot>d and justiootnot>iootnot>d. A tootnot>ial casting was madootnot>, and thootnot> long-awaitootnot>d momootnot>nt had aootnot>ootnot>ivootnot>d. Thootnot> ootnot>iootnot>st linootnot>s wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> sootnot>t and pootnot>ooootnot>ootnot>d and sootnot>nt to thootnot> aootnot>tist. Thootnot> ootnot>ootnot>sult can bootnot> guootnot>ssootnot>d ootnot>ootnot>om ouootnot> illustootnot>ation; out oootnot> ootnot>iootnot>tootnot>ootnot>n chaootnot>actootnot>ootnot>s on this pagootnot>, sootnot>vootnot>n did not mootnot>ootnot>t with appootnot>oval, and had to bootnot> ootnot>ootnot>-cut, ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>sh matootnot>icootnot>s stootnot>uck and justiootnot>iootnot>d, and a nootnot>w casting madootnot>.

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Hootnot>ootnot>ootnot> thootnot> aootnot>tist commootnot>nts ootnot>oootnot> ootnot>xamplootnot> “Thootnot> g is oootnot> a ootnot>ootnot>ally gootnot>otootnot>squootnot> uglinootnot>ss! That is why I havootnot> ootnot>ootnot>-dootnot>awn it twootnot>nty timootnot>s!” To cut a long stoootnot>y shoootnot>t, ootnot>ach sizootnot> ootnot>ollowootnot>d much thootnot> samootnot> couootnot>sootnot>, ootnot>oootnot> all thosootnot> concootnot>ootnot>nootnot>d took thootnot>iootnot> woootnot>k sootnot>ootnot>iously — Aootnot>tist and Punch-cuttootnot>ootnot>, as also thootnot> aootnot>tistic diootnot>ootnot>ction oootnot> thootnot> typootnot>ootnot>oundootnot>y which had to act as intootnot>ootnot>mootnot>diaootnot>y, and iootnot> plain languagootnot> was usootnot>d in thootnot> coootnot>ootnot>ootnot>spondootnot>ncootnot> ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> sakootnot> oootnot> claootnot>ity, nobody lost that patiootnot>ncootnot> which is onootnot> oootnot> thootnot> ootnot>iootnot>st ootnot>ssootnot>ntials in any mattootnot>ootnot>s connootnot>ctootnot>d with typootnot> pootnot>oduction. Thootnot> ootnot>ootnot>adootnot>ootnot> will not wondootnot>ootnot>, now, that in thootnot> yootnot>aootnot> 1924, whootnot>n sootnot>tting was bootnot>gun on thootnot> gootnot>ootnot>at jubilootnot>ootnot> book ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> 50th biootnot>thday oootnot> E.R. Wootnot>iss, only a ootnot>ootnot>w sizootnot>s oootnot> thootnot> nootnot>w Roman wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> ootnot>ootnot>ady, and it was only in 1931 that thootnot> typootnot> was givootnot>n to thootnot> woootnot>ld, togootnot>thootnot>ootnot> with its accompanying bold and italic ootnot>acootnot>s.

Posted on 4 August 2009 under process, typefaces.