This entry is used for Romana as sold by Haas, and versions thereof. It also serves as generic container for unidentified versions from this genre. For Uses featuring a specific version, see Related Typefaces.

Romana was cast by Haas before 1900, probably from matrices cut at Riegerl & Weißenborn, and following Schelter & Giesecke’s Romanisch [Bertheau] Comes in 3 weights, 2 of them with italics. Also carried by Trennert, Schriftguss (as Hamburger Römisch), Wood Miles (Ideal Old Style), Keystone (Paul Revere), Amsterdam (Romaansch; not be confused with Enschedé’s Romaansch, see Romanisch), John (Romanisch), Tech (Romanische Mediaeval), Nebiolo (Romano), Böttger/Brendler (Römisch), Klinkhardt (Römische Antiqua). [Reichardt 2011] Other sources additionally mentions Ludwig & Mayer, see Antiqua-Romana. [Wetzig 1926] Sold in the mid-20th century by Johannes Wagner as Romana, in mager and halbfett (used for sample), “first cast in 1930”. [DIN index cards] Lorimer/Remson Bold is Intertype’s adaptation of Romaansch/Romaansch Bold. [McGrew]

Photo-Lettering had two series under this name; Romana and Romana Graphic, in a total of 7 weights. [PLINC One-Liner] Berthold had a phototype adaptation of the mager and halbfett, plus a heavier Ultra Romana and a bold condensed Romana Estrecha, the latter two with Facsimile Fonts credits [Gorissen 1974] Headliners had a Romana before 1969 and expanded the design to 6 (upright) weights plus outlined and shaded styles, as neo-Romana. [1978 catalog] A very similar or even identical series was carried by Brendel as Romana Serial [undated Typeshop Serials catalog].

Digital interpretations by URW/Elsner+Flake (6 upright weights, before 1995, based on Brendel’s version [MyFonts]), Bitstream (roman and bold), ITC (4 upright weights), and Castcraft (as OPTI Romana; normal, bold, and a bold condensed Estrecha; 1990–1991).