Our first class convened at Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library where we were greeted with countless time-honored type specimens. We got to check out some super old books dated from 1628 to 1921 from various type foundries. We were actually able to flip through these books and take photographs, which was a little nerve wracking, but awesome at the same time (for someone who always wants to touch things in museums). I was most impressed by the fact that Columbia owns one of the two existing copies of the first known specimen of Caslon. This was our starting point for finding a historical typeface to revive.