GRAB YOUR ATTENTION! nineteenth century poster faces: sans serif, slab serif, organic or parted serifs

as printed material began to branch out from the familiar realm of books, new typefaces were needed for use in advertising, posters, and flyers. slab serif printing type was first commercially introduced by Vincent Figgins under the name Antique, with copies of specimen dated 1815 and 1817,

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