Frederic W. Goudy’s 105th type design, designed for first use in a Christmas keepsake. Completed in 1937 and sold by the Village Letter Foundery. [ArchiveGrid] “Frederic W. Goudy says, ‘Friar type was designed for my own amusement. … For the lowercase, I drew on the half-uncial forms of the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries, on eighth-century uncials. … For my capitals, I combined letters based on the square capitals of the fourth century, the Rustic hands of the mediaeval scribes—and to all of these suggestions I added my own conceits.’ Designed in 1937, only a few fonts were ever cast.” [McGrew 1993]

Steve Matteson made a digitization in 2009.