Appears to be based on a piece of lettering by Zürich-based
designer Pierre Frey that was reproduced in Lettera 2
(1961) [Lettera 2].
The typeface was probably designed by Dave
Farey at Alphabet
Photosetting. It’s shown as Virgin Roman in their
c.1976 catalog. Used already in
1972. Also shown by Graphic Compositions (USA) around 1985,
here with a more conventional ‘H’ and a TM prefix (probably for
Jackaman’s
Type Masters). Also shown by Dan X. Solo in Elegant Display
Alphabets (Dover, 1992) [Fontastique Fonts].
Farey made a digital version for Panache in 1995, with narrower forms for ‘c’ and ‘e’.
Sold by Monotype as of 2023.
James Fordyce made another digitization
named More…
Appears to be based on a piece of lettering by Zürich-based designer Pierre Frey that was reproduced in Lettera 2 (1961) [Lettera 2].
The typeface was probably designed by Dave Farey at Alphabet Photosetting. It’s shown as Virgin Roman in their c.1976 catalog. Used already in 1972. Also shown by Graphic Compositions (USA) around 1985, here with a more conventional ‘H’ and a TM prefix (probably for Jackaman’s Type Masters). Also shown by Dan X. Solo in Elegant Display Alphabets (Dover, 1992) [Fontastique Fonts].
Farey made a digital version for Panache in 1995, with narrower forms for ‘c’ and ‘e’. Sold by Monotype as of 2023. James Fordyce made another digitization named Virginia (1999), with the original wide forms for ‘c’ and ‘e’.
