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Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
According to Circuitous Root, the Dickinson Type Foundery was merged into American Type Founders at its creation in 1892, the year when Howland was issued. I’m not aware of a digitized Dickinson spec…1 -
Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
For the bigger lines, De Vinne “is derived from faces generally known as Elzevir or French Oldstyle. […] Elzevir types are named for the most prominent family of seventeenth-century Dutch printers, w…3 -
Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
Ciao Claudio, For historical information on typefaces from the US, I recommend Mac McGrew’s seminal American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century. Unlike the title may suggest, it also includes f…3 -
Re: The middle spur of the minuscule “l” in French type designs, historically up to today.
Another contemporary typeface with this feature, from France: Bluu/Bluu Superstar (Jean-Baptiste Morizot, 2013/2017).2 -
Re: The middle spur of the minuscule “l” in French type designs, historically up to today.
That’s correct: SangBleu Serif was retired in 2017 and has been replaced with a new series. None of its members has a spurred l. Likewise, La Police is no longer available. Curse of the Sun King?3
