Perhaps the first use of Montecatini since its release in May is by the studio that designed the typeface.

This script on this cover designed by Louise Fili’s studio is calligraphy or lettering, not type. There are many fonts in this English copperplate style — Novia probably comes closest — but none that match these letterforms, which are each purposefully distinct from one another. (Note, for instance, that each ‘S’ has its own swash.) The sans serif is Bernhard Gothic, a classic choice for formal or “stylish” material from nearly a century ago — perhaps an ironic wink at the fact that this book is about contemporary writing.

In their design makeover for Irving Farm coffee roasters, Louise Fili Ltd. used Ademo.