Justin Howes (1963–2005) was a British historian of printing and lettering. Howes was a curator of the Type Museum of London and wrote on the work of Edward Johnston and William Caslon; his book ''Johnston's Underground Type'' on the Johnston lettering commissioned and used by

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and its predecessors remains the standard work on the topic. He also worked as a book and font designer and was working on a PhD at the time of his death. The St Bride Foundation holds the annual

Justin Howes Memorial Lecture Justin may refer to: People * Justin (name), including a list of persons with the given name Justin * Justin (historian), a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527), or ''Flavius Iustinius Augustus'', Eastern Rom ...

at which scholars and practitioners of typography are invited to present a talk.

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Tyndale Society obituary

Microsoft Typography links
on Howes' work English historians English art historians 1963 births 2005 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Dulwich College Historians of printing People associated with the Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles {{UK-historian-stub