Released by Deberny & Cie. around 1900 as Les
Modernes, in roman, italic (italique), and condensed
(étroit) styles. All styles had Latin and Greek. [Corpus
typographique français, Reichardt] Stephenson Blake’s version,
De Vinne Ornamented, in roman and italic, is named
after the renowned American printer Theodore Low DeVinne
(1828–1914) [MyFonts], but should not be confused with De
Vinne from Central or
Linotype
– the three are disparate designs.
Also cast by Ardinghi as Rio
Branco with Rio
Branco gripho. [Reichardt]
Various sources list Gustav F. Schroeder or Nicholas
J. Werner as the designer, but it is unclear that they had
anything to do with this typeface, and these credits may be
misapplied from the design for Central.
Photoscript had a phototype version which was also carried by
Berthold Fototypes.
Various digital versions incl. Linotype’s
DeVinne (Ornamental) and URW’s largely identical
Devinne More…
Released by Deberny & Cie. around 1900 as Les Modernes, in roman, italic (italique), and condensed (étroit) styles. All styles had Latin and Greek. [Corpus typographique français, Reichardt] Stephenson Blake’s version, De Vinne Ornamented, in roman and italic, is named after the renowned American printer Theodore Low DeVinne (1828–1914) [MyFonts], but should not be confused with De Vinne from Central or Linotype – the three are disparate designs.
Also cast by Ardinghi as Rio Branco with Rio Branco gripho. [Reichardt]
Various sources list Gustav F. Schroeder or Nicholas J. Werner as the designer, but it is unclear that they had anything to do with this typeface, and these credits may be misapplied from the design for Central.
Photoscript had a phototype version which was also carried by Berthold Fototypes.
Various digital versions incl. Linotype’s DeVinne (Ornamental) and URW’s largely identical Devinne Ornament. URW additionally has the distinct Devinne D Regular, which may be based on different metal sizes or different sources altogether. Naming also varies, adding to the confusion. This design is known at various outlets as Devinne, De Vinne, or DeVinne. Ornament, Ornamented, and Ornamental are also used. Paul Lloyd has a freebie version named Duvall (1996) which adds 9 variants (faux bold, faux small caps, etc.). Dieter Steffmann’s Devinne Swash (2000) adds an open Shadow style.
