Patrick O'Brian book cover

Jonathan C23 April 2014 · 05:27

There appear to be swash variants of upright capitals (e.g. M)

Font:

Adobe Poetica

Solved By:

bowfinpw

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Michael Yanega23 April 2014 · 08:02

This seems very similar to Garamonds, but the S is really puzzling me. It has practically no serif on the lower terminal. This is what I have been searching for, with no luck so far.

- Mike Yanega

Michael Yanega23 April 2014 · 08:12

Turns out this is Adobe Poetica, by Robert Slimbach. It has upright alternates that match this lettering, including the swash M and odd S.

- Mike Yanega

Jonathan C23 April 2014 · 08:58

Thank you.

Donald H. Tucker23 April 2014 · 09:02

Thanks Mike for the find. I hadn't looked at Poetica for a long while. So I learn that the title is in Poetica small caps, with the M in the small cap swash. The combination is a hidden gem.
Don

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