This entry is for one of two italic styles accompanying the
upright West
Behemoth. It was issued around 1967 and shown in 1971 as
West Behemoth Clarendon Italic Swash [PLINC One Liner 1971]. Distinguished from
the earlier
West Behemoth Clarendon Italic 11 by swash forms for
caps and several lc letters including ‘dghklnrtvy’. It also has no
entry strokes and less pronounced exit strokes on ‘ahilm’ etc.
Stymie Black Italic is a film typeface of
unclear origin that closely resembles Behemoth Clarendon
Italic Swash, but is different in many details.
Unlike the plain
Italic, the Swash Italic has not been digitized. See
Tutti Paffuti NF (2007) and
BN More…
This entry is for one of two italic styles accompanying the upright West Behemoth. It was issued around 1967 and shown in 1971 as West Behemoth Clarendon Italic Swash [PLINC One Liner 1971]. Distinguished from the earlier West Behemoth Clarendon Italic 11 by swash forms for caps and several lc letters including ‘dghklnrtvy’. It also has no entry strokes and less pronounced exit strokes on ‘ahilm’ etc.
Stymie Black Italic is a film typeface of unclear origin that closely resembles Behemoth Clarendon Italic Swash, but is different in many details.
Unlike the plain Italic, the Swash Italic has not been digitized. See Tutti Paffuti NF (2007) and BN Squire (2023) for digital interpretations of Stymie Black Italic.
