The well-traveled ampersand
By: by Starshaped Press ; [designed & printed by Jennifer Farrell]
Contributors: Starshaped Press
Edition: 50 portfolios [edition].
Publisher: Starshaped Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Type ornaments; Specimens; Type and type-founding; Ampersand; Pictorial works
Description: A series ... featuring the iconic form from popular typefaces paired with images that represent the geographic region for which they were designed. The shape of each ampersand is filled with antique metal type and ornaments in patterns as well as illustrations.
Notes: "Printed between June 2015 & December 2016."--Colophon.

"Prints & sleeves on French Kraftone, inserts on Cougar Super Smooth ... Each print is an edition of 125: 50 portfolios, 10 artist proof portfolios, 65 available individually."--Colophon.

Includes a digitally printed colophon showing photos of all of the type forms used to create the ampersands.

Issued in a letterpress-printed gray jacket, printed in blue and black.

Rare Book copy: No. 31 of the 50 portfolios; signed by the artist.
Table of contents: title: American Uncial [Aurora]; title: Churchward Maori [New Zealand]; title: Californian [San Francisco]; title: Cancellaresca Milanese [Siena]; title: Bixa Stencil [Amsterdam]; title: Totemic [Vancouver]; title: Sonnenzimmer Manuscript [Switzerland]; title: Frutiger [Paris]; title: Dard Hunter [East Aurora]; title: London Underground [London]; title: Preissig [Prague]; title: Concave Tuscan [Two Rivers]; title: Sea Change Script [Rome]; title: Viparīt [Delhi]; title: Wien [Vienna]; title: Cooper Black [Chicago].