blackletter Fonts

Canterbury Sans

Post author:Red Rooster Collectionstaff
Post published:February 25, 2020
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Based on the Morris F. Benton for ATF in 1920, it was not completed for production until 1926. The serif version we released a few years ago was so popular,…

Florentine Cursive

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Post published:February 25, 2020
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R.H. Middleton for Ludlow, circa 1956. Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman.

Jolly Roger

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Post published:February 25, 2020
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Steve Jackaman has refined and optimized Jolly Roger for digital release. The original design was created in 1970 by the legendary American type designer Phil Martin, founder and creator of…

Razor Bill

Post author:Red Rooster Collectionstaff
Post published:February 25, 2020
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Based on the original typeface from Face, London, circa 1972.

Rivoli Initials

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Post published:February 25, 2020
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Based on the William T. Sniffin design for ATF, circa 1928.

Roller

Post author:Red Rooster Collectionstaff
Post published:February 25, 2020
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Based on Iberica by Carlos Winkow for the Spanish foundry, Nacional, circa 1942.

Venezuela

Post author:Red Rooster Collectionstaff
Post published:February 25, 2020
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Based on the typeface Vesta by Albert Augspurg, circa 1926.

AlbertBetenbuch

Post author:Ingrimayne Typestaff
Post published:1993
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The inspiration for AlbertBetenbuch came from a typeface drawn by Albert Dürer, and an interpretation of that face in Arthur Baker’s Historic Calligraphic Alphabets (Dover, 1980). It is not a…

Auldroon

Post author:Ingrimayne Typestaff
Post published:1990
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Auldroon was inspired by the pseudo-medieval fonts that were fairly popular in the late 19th century.

BeneCryptine

Post author:Ingrimayne Typestaff
Post published:1990
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BeneCryptine is not based on any particular calligraphic type style. It has exaggerated upper-case letters and hyperactive lower-case letters that give it a wild and undisciplined look. It comes in…