A uncoordinated series of grotesques cast by Nebiolo, at least
partly comprised of designs by other foundries. This entry is for
informational purposes, and for those members that can’t be linked
to other sources.
A specimen from 1960 shows 10 styles; neretto strettisimo
(semibold compressed, w/ beardless ‘G’), nero strettisimo (bold
compressed), nero stretto (bold condensed), nerissimo strettissimo
(black compressed), chiaro stretto (light condensed), neretto
stretto (semibold condensed, w/ some contrast), chiaro (light, see
Breite
magere Grotesk), nero (bold, shown; see Breite
halbfette Grotesk), nerissimo (black, see
Zeitungs-Grotesque),
corsivo nerissimo (black italic, see Fette
Kursiv-Grotesk). Another
specimen from c. 1960 shows 5 styles incl. Etrusco Microscopia
(bold caps, for small sizes?).
Etrusco
Now is a “reinvention” More…
A uncoordinated series of grotesques cast by Nebiolo, at least partly comprised of designs by other foundries. This entry is for informational purposes, and for those members that can’t be linked to other sources.
A specimen from 1960 shows 10 styles; neretto strettisimo (semibold compressed, w/ beardless ‘G’), nero strettisimo (bold compressed), nero stretto (bold condensed), nerissimo strettissimo (black compressed), chiaro stretto (light condensed), neretto stretto (semibold condensed, w/ some contrast), chiaro (light, see Breite magere Grotesk), nero (bold, shown; see Breite halbfette Grotesk), nerissimo (black, see Zeitungs-Grotesque), corsivo nerissimo (black italic, see Fette Kursiv-Grotesk). Another specimen from c. 1960 shows 5 styles incl. Etrusco Microscopia (bold caps, for small sizes?).
Etrusco Now is a “reinvention” and expansion released in 2020 in the Italiantype library by Zetafonts. It includes Etrusco Classic, which covers “the original weights”. Comes in 8 styles, but isn’t faithful to the original metal type in many details.