Designed by Gustave F. Schroeder for Central. [Reichardt 2011] Dated 1882. “Mullen’s entry
on this face reports that Schroeder designed it. Bullen theorizes
that it was drawn by Edwin Abbey during the time he illustrated a
Shakespearean series for Harper’s Magazine.”
[THP]
The contoured initials were adopted by Day &
Collins in wood as Harper Rimmed Initials
[1897
specimen]. This apparently provided the basis for Photo-Lettering’s Eminence (1962) as well as for one of the
Twelve Unusual Alphabets Compiled by
Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes (1970).
Weekly Bazaar NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2009) is a
digital interpretation. Fontastique Faces shows a private
digitization of the rimmed More…
Designed by Gustave F. Schroeder for Central. [Reichardt 2011] Dated 1882. “Mullen’s entry on this face reports that Schroeder designed it. Bullen theorizes that it was drawn by Edwin Abbey during the time he illustrated a Shakespearean series for Harper’s Magazine.” [THP]
The contoured initials were adopted by Day & Collins in wood as Harper Rimmed Initials [1897 specimen]. This apparently provided the basis for Photo-Lettering’s Eminence (1962) as well as for one of the Twelve Unusual Alphabets Compiled by Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes (1970).
Weekly Bazaar NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2009) is a digital interpretation. Fontastique Faces shows a private digitization of the rimmed initials as Harper Black. [2022 showing]
