Antiquarian

Antiquarian

Antiquarian
OTF
The titles struck me as handsome -- the titles and captions and place labels on a page I have of Henri Abraham Chatelain’s Atlas Historique. I'd already modeled Antiquarian Scribe after the neat, slanted penmanship used in the body text of Chatelain’s famous old world atlas; now I felt compelled to digitize this legible roman handlettering, as well.
The letterforms are strong and handsome. They've got a certain deft, organic character. A personality. I can't fully explain it. But this antique alphabet seems suitable for many applications.
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