https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/217264/ecclesiastic Ecclesiastic in use. Collective entry for a design of unclear origin. Shown by Boston Type Foundry in three sizes; Ecclesiastic (Great primer), Tudoresque (Pica), Victoria (Long Primer), with considerable differences across them [1860 specimen], and by Farmer in five sizes, all named Ecclesiastic [1867 specimen]. Shown in England by Bullen in c.1876 as Universal Black [Gray 1976] and by Fann Street as Ecclesiastic, in four sizes which are largely identical in design [1874 specimen]. Known in the US as “Bruce’s Ornamented No. 540 of 1876” [McGrew 1993]. Bruce showed in six sizes, all under the name Victoria, No. 540 [1882 specimen]. MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan showed six sizes, all under the name Tudoresque, with the exception of the smallest, which is named Antiquarian [1885 specimen]. “The most likely scenario is that this face was cut by Samuel S. Kilburn [1799–1864], a BTF employee since c1822, and that his working specimen was French.” [Conroy] Not to be confused with Tudoresque by Figgins, a design carried by MS&J as Medieval. en Copyright 2026 , FontsInUse.com LLC Wed, 13 May 2026 03:35:54 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 03:35:54 +0000 3600