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  Ampersand from the a Mano/Dean wood type collection

  01.25.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  From Nick Sheman

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  Poynder

  01.25.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This one is a beauty.

  From jacqui sharples

  From jacqui sharples

  From alan.98

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  Tons of Antique Ampersands

  03.25.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  All of the antique ampersands you would ever want can be purchased for only $50,000. Maybe a little steep for me. Some really nice stuff in this collection.

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  An eBay auction I missed.

  12.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  WOOD TYPE “&”
  Goddamnit!
  Thanks Nick.

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  Lots & Lots

  05.16.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Nick Sherman sent me this poster he designed for myfonts.com. Pretty cool stuff. He also sent in this really enormous wood type ampersand from the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum. I mean just look at that beast.

The Ampersand

A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word "et."

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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