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TYPE FOUNDRY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
DEF

The manufacturing establishment of a typefounder, i.e. one that is engaged in the design and production of metal printing type for hand composition.

Key term(s)
  • type foundry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Atelier où sont frappées les matrices et fondus les caractères typographiques et les blancs.

OBS

De nos jours, une fonderie est surtout un établissement qui vend des caractères et du matériel de composition.

Spanish

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