A spindly 19th century textura. Shown by Haenel in Germany
(1840s?) in two sizes, as Nos. 321 and
335. [specimen]
Cast by Besley (Fann
Street) in England in c. 1857 as
Italian Text [Gray 1976] and continued by Reed & Fox
[1874
specimen]. Shown in the 1860 specimen of Boston
Type Foundry and in the 1869 specimen of Bruce under the same
name. Shown in the 1865
printer’s specimen of Rand & Avery and in the 1868 catalog of
MacKellar, Smith & Jordan (est. in 1867, previously Johnson & Co.)
[Devroye] as
Cuneiform. Still shown in
the MS&J ca. 1878 catalog and mentioned
in the 1891 price list, in two sizes, Great Primer and Two Line
Pica. Does not appear in MS&J’s 13th (1880) or 15th (1884)
catalogs.
Served as inspiration for More…
A spindly 19th century textura. Shown by Haenel in Germany (1840s?) in two sizes, as Nos. 321 and 335. [specimen] Cast by Besley (Fann Street) in England in c. 1857 as Italian Text [Gray 1976] and continued by Reed & Fox [1874 specimen]. Shown in the 1860 specimen of Boston Type Foundry and in the 1869 specimen of Bruce under the same name. Shown in the 1865 printer’s specimen of Rand & Avery and in the 1868 catalog of MacKellar, Smith & Jordan (est. in 1867, previously Johnson & Co.) [Devroye] as Cuneiform. Still shown in the MS&J ca. 1878 catalog and mentioned in the 1891 price list, in two sizes, Great Primer and Two Line Pica. Does not appear in MS&J’s 13th (1880) or 15th (1884) catalogs.
Served as inspiration for Clavichord (DJR, 2019).
