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Bound type specimens from the Jan Tholenaar collection

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Jan Tholenaar Collection

Now showingPermanent collectionTicketed — see website

15,000 type specimens, books and ephemera from Dutch collector Jan Tholenaar, one of the largest type foundry ephemera holdings in the world. Seen on booked tours.

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Jan Tholenaar CollectionLetterform Archive
Rex RayCourtesy of Minnesota Street Project
20 Years - Anniversary ExhibitionCourtesy of Minnesota Street Project
Isadora Gullov-Singh: Traces We HoldCourtesy of Minnesota Street Project
Letterform ArchiveClyde Charles Brown / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Minnesota Street ProjectPigeonChickenFish / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary ArtsMariwlqs / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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