• The abandoning of the long s in Britain in 1800

    Author(s):
    Paul W. Nash (see profile)
    Date:
    2001
    Group(s):
    Printing History
    Subject(s):
    Printing, History
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Type, Long s, British printing, Printing industry, Typography
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/fcj1-eh66
    Abstract:
    The "long s" was used in almost all British printing until 1800. Then, almost overnight, the character was dropped by most printers. This article examines the lead up to this watershed, the printers and publishers who eschewed the long s before 1800, what happened in the printing industry at this time, and in the following years in which a few clung to the character.
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    Published as:
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    Publisher:
    Printing Historical Society
    Pub. Date:
    Summer 2001
    Journal:
    Journal of the Printing Historical Society
    Volume:
    New series
    Issue:
    3
    Page Range:
    3 - 19
    ISSN:
    0079-5321
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All-Rights-Granted

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