Classification: Victorian

  1. Absinette Typeface
    Designer: Paul J Lloyd ; Foundry: Greater Albion Typefounders

    Absinette takes us straight back to 19th century France. Its a decorative famiy of Roman faces in three widths as…

  2. Bamberforth Typeface
    Designer: Paul J Lloyd ; Foundry: Greater Albion Typefounders

    Bamberforth is a new take on the type of letering that was often seen on Railway timetables, share certificates and…

  3. Etruscan No. 4 Typeface
    Designer: William Page ; Foundry: William Page & Co.
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    All of the type discussed appears to be an antique or recent metal (modern technique) font. There are an enormous…

  4. P22 Kilkenny Typeface
    Designer: Hermann Ihlenburg, Paul D. Hunt ; Foundry: P22 type foundry

    Kilkenny is a decorative, Victorian-style font based on the metal type named Nymphic that was designed by Hermann Ihlenberg. Ihlenburg…

  5. P22 Victorian Swash Typeface
    Designer: Richard Kegler, Amy Greenan ; Foundry: P22 type foundry

    “P22 type foundry presents a font set created in conjunction with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s exhibition of Victorian-era French artist…

  6. Phaeton Typeface
    Designer: Randy Jones, Kevin Cornell ; Foundry: Aquatoad

    Evokes the freshness and uniqueness of hand-drawn type, yet allows for easy typesetting. A high-waisted, condensed serif face with a…

  7. Stannard Typeface
    Designer: Paul J Lloyd ; Foundry: Greater Albion Typefounders

    Stannard speaks to us of the happy days of the inter-war period, of enamel advertising ‘street-jewelry’ as seen on the…