An extended version of Athenian.
“Originated by American Type Founders’ Co., New York [i.e. Conner]”
[ATF
Collective Specimen Book, 1895/96]
Carried by Schelter & Giesecke as
Mediäval-Athenienne, credited to “Conners [sic] 1892”
[Seemann]. Comes with an alternate form for ‘a’. The same design or
a similar one appears as Athéniennes in a 1889 Turlot
specimen. [Turlot]
Also issued by British Type Foundry in 1896 [N. Gray: Nineteenth Century Ornamented
Typefaces].
Revived by Matteo Bologna and Jesse Ragan, inspired by the
typeface used on the cover of the Type Directors Club’s
1958 annual. This revival was produced for use in the TDC’s
Typography
32 in 2011. Differences in comparison to the
original More…
An extended version of Athenian. “Originated by American Type Founders’ Co., New York [i.e. Conner]” [ATF Collective Specimen Book, 1895/96]
Carried by Schelter & Giesecke as Mediäval-Athenienne, credited to “Conners [sic] 1892” [Seemann]. Comes with an alternate form for ‘a’. The same design or a similar one appears as Athéniennes in a 1889 Turlot specimen. [Turlot] Also issued by British Type Foundry in 1896 [N. Gray: Nineteenth Century Ornamented Typefaces].
Revived by Matteo Bologna and Jesse Ragan, inspired by the typeface used on the cover of the Type Directors Club’s 1958 annual. This revival was produced for use in the TDC’s Typography 32 in 2011. Differences in comparison to the original include a splayed ‘M’ and an ‘R’ with curved leg. Used for sample.
See also Clifton, a reinterpretation based on the British Type Foundry version.
