<I>The Origin of the Serif: Brush Writing and Roman Letters</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Written by
content: Edward M. Catich, American, 1906 - 1979
label: Published by
content: The Catfish Press, American, 1979
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
label: Signed by
content: Edward M. Catich, American, 1906 - 1979
notes: label: Description
content: Hardcover book by Edward M. Catich with book jacket and laminated plastic cover. The front cover is white with a green [R] superimposed over an orange [R]. At the bottom of the front cover on a black band between green and orange lines is [The ORIGIN OF THE SERIF] in white. The title is repeated on the upper spine in white. Below this on the spine is [EDW. M. / CATICH] in green and the logo of the Catfish Press with a fish and stylized Greek letters. The back cover has quote by Prof. Lloyd Reynolds in the center printed in black. The reverse of the book jacket is blank. The book jacket flaps have text about the book and the author and a photograph of Catich. The endpapers have capitalized letters and mythological images in pink and blue. The half title page has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones and says [Lois Jones / Pierre-Noel / EX LIBRIS]. The book has 310 pages of text. There is a handwritten inscription inside the book. A leaflet from Colortone Press about "Preparing Copy for Offset" was found between the pages of this book and is available in the catalog file.
title: label: Title
content: Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Typography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.26.5.6
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The Catfish Press
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 5/16 × 8 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (28.8 × 22 × 4.4 cm)