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Frederic W. Goudy

Frederic W. Goudy (Bloomington, Illinois, March 8, 1865 – Marlborough-on-Hudson, May 11, 1947) was a prolific American type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Kennerly, and Goudy Old Style.[Source][1]

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American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947)

Born 8 March 1865
Died 11 May 1947

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  • Cover of: Alphabet Fifteen Interpretive Designs Drawn and Arranged with Explanatory Text and Illustrations

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  • Cover of: Goudy's type designs: his story and specimens : being a virtual facsimile of the Typophiles chap books XIII and XIV, A half-century of type design and typography

    First published in 1978 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The alphabet and elements of lettering.

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Type design: a homily

    First published in 1961 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: I am type.

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  • Cover of: Types: a specimen showing of three type faces, Village No. 2, Goudy Bible, and Goudy Thirty ...

    First published in 1956 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: chrestomathy of Frederic W. Goudy: being a few selected comments on his art by one of the great practitioners of the ancient craft of typefounding.

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A chrestomathy of Frederic W. Goudy: being a few selected comments on his art by one of the great practitioners ofthe ancient craft of typefounding.

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The alphabet and Elements of lettering: Revised and enlarged, with many full-page plates and other illustrations

    First published in 1952 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Fred Goudy's last letter

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  • Cover of: A half-century of type design and typography, 1895-1945

    First published in 1946 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Anglo-American tribute to Frederic Goudy [on his 80th birthday].

    First published in 1945 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The type designs made for private and commercial use, 1896 to 1943

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American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947)

Born 8 March 1865
Died 11 May 1947
Subjects
Type and type-founding, History, Printing, Specimens, Printers, Alphabets, Alphabet, Appreciation, Biography, Type designers, Autographs, Lettering, Ampersand, Autograph albums, Friends and associates, Layout (Printing), Legibility (Printing), Village Press, 1865-1947, Advertising layout and typography, Anecdotes, Anecdotes, facetiæ, satire, Artists, Bible, Correspondence
Places
United States, New York, New York (State), California, England, Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.), Italy, N.Y. Deepdene, New York (N.Y.), Venice
People
Frederic W. Goudy (1865-1947), Bertha Goudy (1869-1935), Frederic W. Goudy, Frederic W Goudy, Johann Gutenberg (1397?-1468), Lowell Thomas (1892-1981), Sol Hess (1865-), William Morris (1834-1896)
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20th century

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  • Frederic W Goudy
  • Frederic GOUDY
  • Frederic W 1865-1947 Goudy
  • Frederic W. 1865-1947 Goudy
  • Frederic W. (Frederic William) Goudy
  • FREDERIC WILLIAM GOUDY
  • Fredric W. Goudy

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