Monographs on Greenland 1914 content font

Thomas Kyhn20 December 2013 · 15:40

One more Monographs on Greenland (Meddelelser om Grønland) question. This regards the font used for the content listing on the cover. (Published in Denmark, 1914.)

Thomas

Font:

Römische Antiqua

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donshottype

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Donald H. Tucker20 December 2013 · 18:46

Thanks for the detailed image.
The font is Römische Antiqua, capitals designed by A. Anklam for Genzsch & Heyse, 1898.

Not digitized. On my to do list, but not in the near future.
As a loose substitute you could use Cheltenham, which also has the G with a spur. Römische Antiqua differs from Cheltenham with its drooping bowls on D, P and R, splayed legs on M, the unspurred upper terminals on C, and other details.
Don

Thomas Kyhn21 December 2013 · 02:05

Thanks your help! Except for the droop, Cheltenham isn't too far.

George Thomas21 December 2013 · 12:47

Inland Type Foundry (1907) also had MacFarland which is the same face and included lowercase, cut by permission of Genzsch & Heyse.

Thomas Kyhn21 December 2013 · 16:35

Thanks for the reference. It appears there are a few different versions of it – http://luc.devroye.org/inland/.

Donald H. Tucker21 December 2013 · 17:33

MacFarland is indeed based on Römische Antiqua, but there are some differences.
Don

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