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Unknown calligraphic style

robinhood

Hello, I am trying to identify this font taken from a scroll. The text on it:
Picture 1 -> Enza and Franco
Picture 2 -> Via L.
Picture 3 -> C Tel.
I have no idea which font can be, thanks a lot

Andantino, a revival/homage to Adagio, comes close:
http://marketplace.veer.com/font/Andantino-JBT0000063

Any more information about the source documents (specifically, their age)?

Hello,
Thanks for your reply.
Nice font "Andantino script", but the "E" is different.

Tried also "English 111 Adagio BT Regular", "English 111 Vivace", and "Gamundia Pro", but they are not the same... I have no idea about the age: it's like a business card.

"Andantino script" seems to be the best match, also if it isn't the exact font.

For a substitute I would use Ambassador Script

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/ambassador-script/ a digital version of Aldo Novarese's “tipo inglese” Juliet typeface. Note the more upright stance is a better match than the inclination of the other scripts mentioned. Clip off some of the flourishing and its fairly close to your card. It even has the crossed _z_ used in your presumably Italian -- based on the phrase _Enza e Franco_ and the word _Via_ -- Business card.
Don

I should have mentioned that most of the old business and other cards I see in this forum are engraved or lithographed rather than a typeface.
Looking at the lack of connecting lines, which are easy to do in engraving and lithography, I believe that this is probably a metal jobbing font for letterpress work on cards.
In my opinion it is either a simplified Juliet or a font created with the same idea of making a version of English script that would be robust enough to stand up to letterpress printing of cards. Typefaces with hairline connections were notoriously fragile and it made sense to omit them whenever possible.
Don

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