Justin Howes (1963–2005) was a British historian of printing and lettering. Howes was a curator of the

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of London and wrote on the work of

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and

William Caslon William Caslon I (1692/1693 – 23 January 1766), also known as William Caslon the Elder,Oxford Dictionary of National Biography was an English typefounder. The distinction and legibility of his type secured him the patronage of the leading ...

; his book ''Johnston's Underground Type'' on the Johnston lettering commissioned and used by

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and its predecessors remains the standard work on the topic. He also worked as a book and font designer and was working on a PhD at the time of his death. The St Bride Foundation holds the annual Justin Howes Memorial Lecture at which scholars and practitioners of typography are invited to present a talk.

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Tyndale Society obituary

Microsoft Typography links
on Howes' work English historians English art historians 1963 births 2005 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Dulwich College Historians of printing People associated with the Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles {{UK-historian-stub