A revival and further development of the typeface
1812 by the Lehmann type foundry in St. Petersburg. “It was
created for the centenary of the French invasion of Russia, known
in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 along the lines of
decorative engraved inscriptions and ornamented typefaces of that
time, presumably by the artist Alexandre Benois. It was used mainly
for the decoration of luxurious elegant publications. Later, in
1917, this typeface was used on the Russian Provisional Government
banknotes. In the Soviet period of time 1812 appeared
to be one of the few typefaces included in the first Soviet type
standard OST 1337. It was produced for manual
typesetting More…
A revival and further development of the typeface 1812 by the Lehmann type foundry in St. Petersburg. “It was created for the centenary of the French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 along the lines of decorative engraved inscriptions and ornamented typefaces of that time, presumably by the artist Alexandre Benois. It was used mainly for the decoration of luxurious elegant publications. Later, in 1917, this typeface was used on the Russian Provisional Government banknotes. In the Soviet period of time 1812 appeared to be one of the few typefaces included in the first Soviet type standard OST 1337. It was produced for manual typesetting until the early 1990s. This typeface could be seen on Soviet letterheads, forms, posters and even air tickets.” Design of the digital version started in 2010. Comes in 14 decorative styles. [Apostrof]