‘THE LETTERS I CAUSED TO BE CAST’— ROBERT BOYLE’S IRISH-CHARACTER PRINTING TYPE
By Dermot McGuinne By the year 1641 William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore, had completed a translation of the Old Testament into Irish. His intention was to have the work printed, but owing to the absence of a suitable Irish-character typeface he sought to have a new type prepared. Consequently, at his own expense, he sent … Read more