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864 finds + 64 reviews assigned 1-3 topics each from the new 18-topic controlled vocabulary (src/lib/topics.ts, lands in the next site commit). The retired gifts topic becomes a giftable tag on the 140 finds that carried it; 5 finds legitimately match no topic. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WZaczDJjL3xZ3u5spsN5AL
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name: "Heikki's Garden of Flowers"
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subtitle: "Searchable archive of historical letterpress type ornaments"
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date: 2026-06-21
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link: "https://garden-of-flowers.heikkilotvonen.com/"
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linkText: "heikkilotvonen.com"
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source: "Web Curios"
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topics: [design-and-art, history-and-archives]
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tags: [typography, archive, design, letterpress]
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description: "A photographed and catalogued archive of historical letterpress type ornaments and printer's flowers, documented from original sources by Heikki Lotvonen."
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A catalogued archive of historical letterpress type ornaments and printer's flowers — the decorative botanical and geometric elements typesetters used to fill pages before photography. Heikki Lotvonen has photographed and documented them from original sources, making a searchable visual library of something most people have seen but never noticed as a distinct art form. The documentation is meticulous and the specimens are genuinely beautiful.
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