Lion of Antwerp
Gerard Leeu met his untimely end in a work related altercation. He was a notable printer in both the cities of Gouda and Antwerp dying in 1492. This font face…
Lucas Brandis
In the early days of printing everything had to be worked out from scratch. This set of lettering is based on section headings used by the Printer Lucas Brandis (no…
Martin Crantz
Martin Crantz (or sometimes Krantz) of the three, including Ulrich Gering and Michael Friburger, that set up a press at the Sorbonne in 1470 was likely the fellow who had…
Michael Wenssler
Michael Wenssler or Michael Wennsler, operated a press at Basel between 1472 and 1490. He apparently suffered financially to the point that he fled his creditors and came to France…
Modality
This font was inspired by the idea of assembling letter forms from minimal parts as though a small set of stencils were needed to create the whole form. It is…
Nicolaus Kesler
Nicolus Kessler was a printer of Incunabula in Basel, Switzerland. He produced numerous ecclesiastical works, Bibles, and an edition of the Golden Legend. This particular font is derived from one…
Old Venexia
This is a simple excursion into taking a prototype and recasting it along different lines, emphasizing the spontaneity of a hand cut look. It is primarily meant for the printed…
Pluton
Pluton, a mono-spaced font, is designed to be versatile and easy on the eyes, with over 1400 defined glyphs. It has wide coverage comprising several different alphabets (Western European, Cyrillic,…
Printers in Marks
In the early days of printing it was soon recognized that there was a need to identify the printer and publisher behind the printed work. So these industrious people created…
Rising Sun
This typeface was inspired by Gering and Remboldt's work during the late 1490s. Their printing concern, the Soleil d'or in Paris, was one of the printing business to engage in…
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