1913 Typewriter
This font was patterned after a few characters on a genuine old 1913 small portable typewriter. It looks like those early typescripts, rough, irregular and eroded, suggestive of mythical famous authors, such as Hemingway,...
font_foundry: GLC
1742 Civilite
In the late medieval period appeared a “semi-cursive” writing, the French “écriture de civilité”. Quickly, it is carved and melted down in lead for printing. It is a very elegant running font, with numerous...
1456 Gutenberg
Font designed from that used by Gutenberg in Mayence to print the 42-line bible in 1456. The original font has too many characters for a true type font. Many of them have – in...
1462 Bamberg
Font designed from that used in Bamberg by Albrecht Pfister, in early years of printing, exactly for a book titled “Ackermann Von Böhmen” writen in old German by Johannes Von Tepl, and decorated by...
1484 Bastarde Loudeac
Font designed after that used in Brehan-Loudeac (Britanny, France) by Robin Fouquet and Jean Crès in years 1480s to print a lot of texts and books. This font include “long s”, naturally, as typically...
1492 Quadrata
Font designed from that used in France in 1492 to print the peace treaty between French and Enqlish Kings in Etaples, French town in Normandy. This font include “long s”, naturally, as typically medieval,...
1543 Humane Jenson
In 1543 the well-known “De humani corporis fabrica” treatise on anatomy by André Vesale, was printed by Johann Oporinus in Basel (Switzerland). Various typefaces were used for this work, mostly in Latin but including...
1776 Independence
1776 Independence was designed inspired mainly from the Caslon typeface used by John Dunlap in the night of 1776 July 4th in Philadelphia to print the first 200 sheets of the Congress’ Declaration of...
1550 Arabesques
Font inspired by the decorative elements and opening capitals frequently in use in the early 1500s, under Geoffroy Tory’s book “Champfleury” influence, especially in Lyon (France). It is an entirely original design. It is...
1557 Italique
Italic type was invented by Aldus Manutius in 1499 or 1501, first, before to be a style name, it was a plain font familly name. This Italique style font was inspired from these who...