Typecase Lay Selection

Cases with the lay of the type shown, ie with characters attributed to the boxes.
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Others (eg Triple, Quadruple, Fount, Music, Junior, Half, etc.)
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FrenchGermanGreekHebrewIrishIndianItalian
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All cases, in approximate chronological order, earliest first
All cases, chronological order, most recent first
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Please note that at present some of the lay diagrams do not display quite correctly, as they were composed in an earlier release of HTML. The case edges may now show small boxes within the sides, and these should be ignored. The diagrams will be corrected in due course.


Type lays (listed in chronological order)

Note that the dates are those of the source used. In some case, eg MacKellar, Southward, there are earlier editions, which have not yet been consulted. Similarly, layouts observed in Museums, Presses, etc will have been in use some time before the date of observation, and in the case of Presses, also may be for some time after.

English Case Lays


Upper Case Lays


Lower Case Lays


Double Case Lays


Job Case Lays


Two Third Case Lays


U.S. Case Lays


French Case Lays


German Case Lays


Dutch Case Lays


Hebrew Case Lays


Scottish Case Lays


Irish Case Lays


Swedish Case Lays


Belgian Case Lays


Italian Case Lays


Spanish Case Lays


Greek Case Lays


Maori Case Lays


Russian Case Lays


Indian Case Lays


Figure Case Lays


Other Case Lays


Swiss Case Lays


Vietnamese Case Lays


Australian Case Lays


New Zealand Case Lays


Polish Case Lays


Egyptian Case Lays


Danish Case Lays


Czech Case Lays


Portugese Case Lays


Norwegian Case Lays


Single Case Lays



Written by David Bolton and last updated 8 October 2021.