Page Ornate (Chromatic)

Product Description

Introducing Page Ornate, a revival of “Chromatic Ornate” designed in the 1800s by William H. Page.

Samples of the original typeface were published in the 1874 masterpiece of chromatic type: Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, which we used to carefully redraw the historic typeface.

Page Ornate is available as a Shadow set (60 blocks) or as a full Chromatic set (120 blocks: 60 shadow blocks and 60 fill colour blocks).

Printed samples by Amanda Tomlin and Steve Matteson.

Scheme & Dimensions

Default type height is 23.32mm / 0.918” with a tolerance of 0.05mm along the end grain.

Type height can be customised to suit your press as desired. Also available in didot (cicero) sizes. Contact for further info.

Materials

End grain beech hardwood finely sanded to type height. Each block is finished with shellac and polished with fine steel wool for a smooth print surface.

Shipping

We welcome domestic and international orders. UK orders will be sent via Royal Mail’s Insured Special Delivery service. International orders will be sent with UPS or via the most relevant courier. Import duties, customs fees and local taxes are to be paid by the receiver.