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(x) Jeanine B. Downie, M.D. mystery italic - Deepdene {Tiff, Paul H}

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Deep apologies for the fax-butchered quality. Does anyone have any idea what this might be, or the historical root?

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Some version of Baskerville

Lanston Deepdene ...

not even close, nicolai!
it's Deepdene Italic the "g" is a dead giveaway.

*cursing* if i could have only stayed logged in!!! heh, good one miss tiff.

They have used the alternate cap M ... now from Lanston at P22

:D

:'(

Actually, this it looks like the URW version which incorporated the alternate N and M into their italic. This stationary was set before the P22 Lanston revivals were released. Now it's more of a question of which to choose for resetting it...

Which is the "better" Deepdene when set somewhere around 9 pt? I haven't looked at the P22 Lanstons closely and am just downloading the pdf catalog now.

URW's version seems to be a bit more italicized and it has a little less contrast. I would choose Lanston's for both the more upright italic as well as the fact that they are probably a little more faithful to the original. But that's just me.

and Lanston's versions are on sale through MyFonts through today, i believe. and OT versions available...

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