PMN Caecilia

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Credits

Designer(s)
Peter Matthias Noordzij
Foundry(ies)
Linotype
Release Year
1990
Country of Origin
Netherlands
Classification
Serif, Slab Serif
Original Format
Digital
Distributor(s)
Linotype, MyFonts, Veer, Adobe
Tags
book face, humanist, slab serif

Background

This Linotype typeface was designed in 1990 by Peter Matthias Noordzij (PMN), and named for his wife, Caecilia. Because its shapes are humanist rather than geometric, PMN Caecilia is easier on the reader’s eye and so more useful as a text typeface than most slab serif designs.

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Last edited by Jason Santa Maria on October 24, 2009, 09:59pm EST

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