A set of slab caps with 3-dimensional effect, in oblique view
with horizontally hatched edges. Cast by Bruce in 1837. Shown in
Bruce’s 1848 specimen as
Two-Line Columbian Ornamented and
Five-Line Pica Ornamented, No. 2 and in 1869 as
Two-Line Columbian Ornamented, No. 1 and as
Four-Line Pica Ornamented, No. 16. Also known as Initiales
Ombrées (Deberny & Peignot), Ornamented (No.
2), or Broadcast [Babel Press]. Shown in a
Caslon specimen from 1842 as English Two-line Ornamental No.
2 [Two Centuries of Typefounding, 1920].
Phototype adaptations include Sunset [PLINC
1965], Italiennes Umbrees [Face c. 1981] and
Broadcast [Solo
1992].
Digitizations include Lettres More…
A set of slab caps with 3-dimensional effect, in oblique view with horizontally hatched edges. Cast by Bruce in 1837. Shown in Bruce’s 1848 specimen as Two-Line Columbian Ornamented and Five-Line Pica Ornamented, No. 2 and in 1869 as Two-Line Columbian Ornamented, No. 1 and as Four-Line Pica Ornamented, No. 16. Also known as Initiales Ombrées (Deberny & Peignot), Ornamented (No. 2), or Broadcast [Babel Press]. Shown in a Caslon specimen from 1842 as English Two-line Ornamental No. 2 [Two Centuries of Typefounding, 1920].
Phototype adaptations include Sunset [PLINC 1965], Italiennes Umbrees [Face c. 1981] and Broadcast [Solo 1992].
Digitizations include Lettres Ornees (Bulldog), Broadcast Titling (D. Steffmann, 2000), and Shady Characters (West Wind Fonts, 2001, used for sample). The latter two are rather crudely digitized freebies with a limited character set.
