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Re: Margo Chase & Madonna
You ruled it out in the initial post, but I’d still say this started with Caslon Antique. Note that there are various interpretations of this design which vary greatly in the details. Among digital f…11 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
You mean the numeric value? I read 57. The roof of 5 is disconnected from the rest and makes it look like 3′7 a little. But 57 (cm) is a pretty standard value for Kopfweite, and corresponds to the UK…1 -
Re: Centidot Contempora (ry) from Photo-Lettering
You’re welcome! In the meantime, you could always look into other stylistically related typefaces, especially such that are made for larger application sizes. Not the same as Centidot Contempora, but…2 -
Re: Centidot Contempora (ry) from Photo-Lettering
Photo-Lettering’s Centidots combine Century-like shapes with Didot hairlines. Centidot Contempora is shown in the Alphabet Thesaurus, Vol. 2 (1965) in 5 numbered weights, without designer credits. It…5 -
Re: Characteres Elzeviriens: another French beauty from the Lead Age
Good point, @"Stephen Coles". No, I’m not. The earliest showings that I’m aware of are from 1906 for Les Modernes, and from 1908 for De Vinne Ornamented. Les Modernes has one more style, th…3
