Tag: 19th Century
Texas Hero Font
The first font to simulate actual old penmanship, Texas Hero is modeled chiefly on the handwritten script of Thomas J. Rusk—who served as commander of the Texas Army, chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and one of the state’s
Emily Austin Font
Emily Austin is modeled after the penmanship of Emily Margaret Austin (Bryan) Perry, an early Texas colonist along with her brother, Stephen F. Austin, for whom the state capital was named. Specimens were letters dating from 1837 until 1851, the
Schooner Script Font
Schooner Script replicates the handwriting of Samuel Clarke, pastor of a church in Princeton, Massachusetts, in a letter to his congregation dated 18 September 1825—a plea for donations to help some families who lost their belongings in an accident at
Houston Pen Font
Houston Pen replicates the handwriting of Sam Houston, perhaps the most famous Texan, in letters dating from the 1830s to the late-1850s. Much like the man himself, Houston’s handwriting stood fairly large on the page and had a distinctive flourish
Lamar Pen Font
Lamar Pen gets its name from Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, whose penmanship it’s modeled after. Lamar, born in Georgia in 1798, migrated in 1835 to Texas, where he supported—and the following year fought for—the then-Mexican province’s independence. He stuck around, too,
Old Man Eloquent Font
Old Man Eloquent simulates the handwriting of John Quincy Adams, the second President of The United States, in pages of his famous diary, circa 1810. Adams kept his diary from 1779, when he was a boy, until 1848, the year
Botanical Scribe Font
Botanical Scribe is modeled after the elegant hand-inscribed legends on the antique floral prints of Belgian artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté, perhaps the most famous painter of flowers. Redoute’s engravings used the stipple method—innovative for the early 1800s—and have survived in large
Douglass Pen Font
Douglass Pen was inspired by the handwriting of Frederick Douglass, who was born an American slave but died a distinguished 19th century statesman, orator, and abolitionist leader. He also had fine penmanship. Douglass Pen is modeled chiefly after Douglass’s handwritten
Attic Antique Font
Attic Antique replicates the warn, weathered text in a friend’s old copy of John Burroughs nature essays. It shares the wide spacing and ample serifs of the Century faces. Use it to represent age, to suggest photocopied archives, or to
Mariage Font
Designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1901, Mariage is a blackletter/gothic font release by URW. Contains language support for West, East, Turkish, Baltic, and Romanian. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Mariage
Woodford Bourne PRO Font
Woodford Bourne PRO is a vintage geometric sans, optically adjusted for improved aesthetics and legibility. 2 FONTS IN 1 – Use the default contemporary character set, or switch to a vintage style with stylistic sets. Features: • Underlined Caps, Small
Alternate Gothic Font
Alternate Gothic was designed in 1903 by Morris Fuller Benton for American Type Founders (ATF). The idea was to provide several alternate widths of one design, namely Alternate Gothic No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, to be more flexible
Sergio FY Font
Sergio FY is an antique latin font family inspired by a 19th century wooden type font, found in an italian print – Gazetta Musicale di Milano, 10 Guigno 1897. This typeface is characterized by its large, sharp, and triangular serifs,
Old English Font
Old English is related to Black Letter styles from early printed books and have a distinguished, historic look. The Old English font is used in advertising, invitations, greeting cards, and wherever a formal hand-lettered or engraved look is desired. Published
Century Old Style Font
Designed buy Morris Fuller Benton in 1906 (American Typefounders), Century Old Style is an antique serif font released by URW. Contains language support for West, East, Turkish, Baltic, and Romanian. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Century Old Style
Windsor Font
Designed by Stephenson Blake in 1903, Windsor is a multi weight serif family released by URW. Contains language support for West, East, Turkish, Baltic, and Romanian. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Windsor