How to add scans of printed type specimens

Scans and pictures of printed materials (books, leaflets, posters) can be added to our Gallery section. 

The procedure to upload scans is as follows:

1. Prepare the images as described under How to prepare Gallery images on our FAQ page. 
2. (Optional: Prepare a download archive as described under How to prepare hi-res downloads on our FAQ page and upload the archive to our Downloads section. Make note of the file ID that was created and is shown in the browser address bar after the upload.)
3. Adding cross-link data: type foundry entry, type designer entries, typeface entries
4. Adding a publication record for each type specimen to the core database
5. Adding the images to the Gallery
   1. Open the member Gallery and click Add Images
   2. Choose a category to create an album for each publication
   3. Choose Create New Album
   4. Add an album title and click Create Album
   5. Upload all images
   6. When the upload was processed, make note of the Album ID that is shown on the page.
6. Create a record in the Collector’s Objects database
   1. Link the core publication created under step 4
   2. Add the Album ID from step 5.6
   3. (If you created a download archive under step 2, add the download ID)
   4. Save the page to view the public record containing all uploaded images

Send in materials to be scanned/photographed

In addition to the steps mentioned before, you can also send in your physical type specimen materials. We archive your materials in collaboration with the printing museum Pavillon-Presse in Weimar, Germany. Your materials will be added to the museum’s type specimen library and can be digitized for the Letter Library platform. The museum’s address can be found here:

https://pavillon-presse.de/preise-anfahrt/