In 1794 a still fuller specimen appeared, which included a Great Primer Greek, cut by Caslon, and several new titling letters. To this specimen is appended a detailed inventory, both of the punches and matrices at that time in the possession of the University, and of the quantity of type of various kinds in stock, with the utensils for printing.
The following is a summary of the foreign and “learned” punches and matrices included in this catalogue:—
PUNCHES.
- 79 Anglo-Saxon
- 33 Arabic
- 65 Armenian
- 72 Black, English
- 116 Coptic, Pica
- 25 Gothic
- 114 Greek, Great Primer
- 148 Greek, Great Primer (Baskerville’s)
- 190 Greek, Double Pica
- 10 Greek, 2-line English
- 20 Hebrew, with points
- 220 Music
- 24 Runic
- 28 Samaritan, English
- 21 Saxon
- 106 Slavonian
- 90 Syriac, English
- 47 Turkish, Persian, Malayan
MATRICES.
- 228 Arabic, Syriac and Hebrew
- 10 Arabic figures
- 83 Anglo-Saxon
- 77 Armenian
- 7 Armenian
- 7 Armenian
- 73 Black, English
- 135 Coptic
- 27 Coptic
- 224 Ethiopic
- 351 Greek, Augustin (or English)
- 493 Greek, Great Primer
- 167 Greek, Great Primer (Baskerville’s)
- 239 Greek, Double Pica (bad)
- 432 Greek, Paragon (Double Pica)
- 352 Greek, Long Primer
- 11 Greek, 2-line English
- 230 Hebrew, large and small
- 250 Hebrew, large and small
- 228 Music
- 70 Music
- 89 Runic, Dutch, Saxon, Gothic and Greek
- 30 Samaritan
- 20 Saxon, Small Pica, Long Primer, Pica
- 110 Slavonic
- 120 Syriac, English
- 5 Syriac, vowels
- 47 Turkish, Persian, Malayan
- 10 Welch
Of the printing utensils, the following items will give an idea of the extent of the press at that date:— {162}
CASES (FILLED WITH TYPE).
- 267 Common cases
- 44 Single cases and boxes
- 26 Fount cases
- 34 Long Greek cases
- 30 Frames
- 129 Chases
- 37 Letter boards
- 5 Presses
- 1 Proof press
Of the presses, one is described as “mahogany, set up in the year 1793,” and another as “on the new constitution which works with a lever, set up in 1793.”