Joseph Jackson (typefounder)

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A portrait of Joseph Jackson.[1] The lettering shown is part of the engraving, not his typefaces.
A 12 pt. roman and italic type cut by Joseph Jackson, shown in a specimen book from c. 1770[2]

Joseph Jackson (1733-14 January 1792) was a British

Spa Fields Chapel; a sermon was preached on his death by John Towers.[8] His tombstone described him as "a truly honest man and a good Christian...universally respected".[7]

References

  1. ^ "[Letters]". The Gentleman's Magazine. September 1796. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ Hay, William (c. 1770). A specimen of some of the printing types belonging to W. Hay, printer. London: William Hay. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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  5. ^ John Walker (1814). A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 378–380.
  6. ^ Luckombe, Philip (1770). A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing: With Practical Instructions to the Trade in General. Adlard and Browne. pp. 230–231.
  7. ^ a b "Review of New Publications: Jehovah Jesus, the Alpha and Omega in Salvation. A Sermon, occasioned on the Death of Mr. Joseph Jackson, late Deacon of the Church of Christ Meeting in Barbican". The Gentleman's Magazine. 1792. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ James Peller Malcolm (1803). Londinium Redivivum: Or, An Antient History and Modern Description of London. J. Nichols. p. 229.

Cited literature

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain"Jackson, Joseph". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.