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Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
Sorry, no. If it were typographic letters, one could at least determine when and where they originated. These seem to be custom drawn. It’s not possible for me to say where they come from. The H with…2 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
Sorry, these letterforms don’t tell me anything that might help with dating.1 -
Re: Helvetica Now inconsistent terminal/finial form, e and c
Here’s another neo-grotesque that happens to come in three optical sizes named Display, Text, and Micro. It’s Halyard by Darden Studio (2017). Halyard Display has some orthogonal terminals (in the ca…3 -
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…2
