[DCRM-L] Decorative fonts

[Matthew C. Haugen]

After re-reading the original message, I thought my response needed a
disclaimer. The RBMS type evidence thesaurus introduction
<http://rbms.info/vocabularies/introductions/TypeIntro.htm> indicates that
the thesaurus is appropriate for describing types--both the impressions
produced from type and the actual type sorts--scope notes of other terms in
the thesaurus would suggest that this is inclusive of hand-set moveable
type and various mechanical letterpress methods, stereotype plates, and
even computer typography, but NOT not to lettering/text produced by other
methods such as engraving/intaglio, lithography, calligraphy/manuscript,
or typewriter. So for the engraved Strauss title pages, perhaps something
from the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus
<http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/> or the Thesaurus
for Graphic Materials <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/> would
be more appropriate?

Matt

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Cawelti, Andrea <cawelti at fas.harvard.edu>
wrote:

> Looks like "Ornate types" is indeed just the ticket, and my grateful
> thanks to all who helped,
> andrea
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> Perhaps Ornate types or Display types, from the Type Evidence thesaurus?
>
> http://rbms.info/vocabularies/type/tr52.htm
>
> http://rbms.info/vocabularies/type/tr71.htm
>
> Matt
>
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Cawelti, Andrea <cawelti at fas.harvard.edu
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have a "go-to" genre heading for printed material sporting
> > unusually splendid decorative fonts?  I'm particularly thinking of the
> > amazing fonts used on some engraved Johann Strauss title pages, but
> > have seen other title pages I'd like to find again, particularly in
> > middle and later 19th cen. imprints.  Any suggestions from our
> collective wisdom?
> > Grateful thanks,
> > andrea
> > --
> > (Ms.) Andrea Cawelti
> > Ward Music Cataloger
> > Houghton Library
> > Harvard University
> > Cambridge, MA  02138
> >
> > Phone: (617) 495-8060
> > FAX: (617) 495-1376
> > E-mail: cawelti at fas.harvard.edu
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>


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Matthew C. Haugen
Rare Book Cataloger
102 Butler Library
Columbia University Libraries
E-mail: matthew.haugen at columbia.edu
Phone: 212-851-2451
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