Designed by S.H. de Roos and issued by Lettergieterij Amsterdam
in romein and cursief styles, accompanied by a set of initials. A
halfvet followed in 1951. Also sold by ATF (ca. 1952) and lntertype
(1954). [Reichardt] “Unveiled in the summer of 1947 to celebrate De
Roos's 70th birthday. In 1948, the first fonts produced were used
for a special edition of the Dutch Constitution on which Juliana
took the oath during her inauguration as the Queen of the
Netherlands.” — Canada Type
Digitally revived by Hans van Maanen and Patrick Griffin as
Roos (Canada Type, 2009, used for sample). Comes in
regular, semibold More…
Designed by S.H. de Roos and issued by Lettergieterij Amsterdam in romein and cursief styles, accompanied by a set of initials. A halfvet followed in 1951. Also sold by ATF (ca. 1952) and lntertype (1954). [Reichardt] “Unveiled in the summer of 1947 to celebrate De Roos's 70th birthday. In 1948, the first fonts produced were used for a special edition of the Dutch Constitution on which Juliana took the oath during her inauguration as the Queen of the Netherlands.” — Canada Type
Digitally revived by Hans van Maanen and Patrick Griffin as Roos (Canada Type, 2009, used for sample). Comes in regular, semibold and display cuts, each with italics and small caps, as well as the initials. Roos ST (2013) is a special version made for science writing.
