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Re: Reverse Italic, Backslanted, Cilati
Other traditional terms include reverse italic, contra italic, and reclined – but these aren’t any shorter than Backslanted. Cilati (“Italic” backwards) is the name of an italic script, P22 Cilati. O…9 -
Re: Looking for specimen with crossword puzzles
It’s indeed type, and exactly as you, Khai, assumed, it’s from Deberny & Peignot. The foundry shows this set in two variants in their 1930s specimen catalog under the header Les Mots Croisés.Thes…7 -
Re: On behalf of a historian: typefaces related to Lincoln assassination
Thanks, everyone! Alright, then some more thoughts on this. The playbill combines wood and metal typefaces, as it was commonly done at the time. The larger sizes are printed from wood type – one can …6 -
Re: On behalf of a historian: typefaces related to Lincoln assassination
I just remembered that typeface identification is discouraged on TypeDrawers. Dear moderators, since Nadine’s request is about a historical example, I hope it can be treated as an exception. If not, …1 -
Re: On behalf of a historian: typefaces related to Lincoln assassination
I’ll make a start.“BENEFIT!” is an Antique Tuscan Condensed Shade.“LAURA KEENE” is an Antique Condensed.“ONE THOUSAND NIGHTS” is a style related to an Ornamented face shown by Marr in 1853. See also …6
