Typophile

Italian Villas

talgoretsky

Does anyone know what font "Italian Villas" and "Their Gardens" is set it? It's gorgeous. Sorry this image so small.

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If we knew what year that book was printed (clearly NOT 1904) it might eliminate typefaces designed after the publication. It's very hard to see the details well enough but I would guess some Goudy faces, such as Kennerley, or Goudy 38, both of which seemed to have flared T's, and similar G and R shapes. Other ideas were Centaur and Bembo Titling.

- Mike Yanega

Thanks, Mike. Bembo Titling looks awesome. This book was published by Rizzoli in the 2008. The "S" has a very elegant curve with the smaller loop on the top and a fatter one on the bottom.

I can't quite make out the detail of the very characteristic capital 'T', but the general rhythm reminds me very much of Serlio from Linotype, see http://is.gd/czvFy.

very close, jstypo! I'll try it! Thanks.

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