Research Guides: Printmaking & Typography Resources in Special Collections & Archives: Home

Using this Guide

Polish circus horses, Harrison Sayre Circus Collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3173915.

Welcome to the Printmaking & Typography Resources Guide. This guide serves as an introduction to printed art, ephemera, broadsides, specimens, and secondary sources in Special Collections & Archives. We have a rich collection of printed materials ranging from early printed text to contemporary artists’ books. The navigation menu on the left hand side of the page will guide researchers through selected materials that illustrate various printmaking methods.

Searching for Material

This guide barely scratches the surface of our holdings, and we encourage researchers to explore the full breadth of our collections by searching through the FSU Library Catalog, Finding Aid Database, and FSU Digital Library. Researchers can learn more about how to maximize their searches by visiting our Catalogs & Databases page.

Useful Search Terms

Printmaking
Screen printing
Typography
Lithography
Woodblock/woodcut
Etching/intaglio

Useful Subject Headings

Artists’ books
Color printing
Graphic design (Typography)
Letterpress printing
Letterpress printing -- Specimens
Printing
Printing -- Specimens
Screen process printing
Serigraphy
Specimens
Type and type founding
Wood engraving
Wood types (Printing) -- Specimens

Library of Congress call numbers

N7433.3-7433.4 - Artists’ books
NE1-978 - Printmaking and engraving
NE1000-1352 - Wood engraving
NE 1400-1879 - Metal engraving
NE2236-2240.6 Serigraphy
NE2242-2246 Monotype (Printmaking)
NE2250-2570 Lithography
NE2685-2685.8 Lumiprints
NE2690 Engraving on glass
Z250 - Type and typefounding. Specimen books

Printmaking & Typography Instruction Sessions

We invite instructors teaching at all levels in all departments to consider a class visit to Special Collections & Archives during your course. Visits to SCA locations can include any of the following content, directed by you and/or SCA staff:

Active learning with objects from Special Collections & Archives
Orientation to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives
Introduction to archival and/or primary source research
Custom sessions built around your course goals and objectives

To place a request for a class visit to the Special Collections Research Center or Claude Pepper Library, please use our online form: https://www.lib.fsu.edu/form/sca/class-visit-request

To further discuss the possibilities of a Special Collections & Archives class visit, place a request for a consultation here: https://www.lib.fsu.edu/form/sca/consultation