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Vatican correspondence script
Posted by CameronWilliams in
3 Jun 2009 — 4:57am
3 Jun 2009 — 4:57am
Does anyone know of a good connecting script that is similar in feel to this hand?
Or is Typo Upright, which doesn’t seem to connect reliably, my best choice?
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3 Jun 2009 — 7:09am
Ah but typo upright is so... yuck, and that is so nice. Consider:
http://www.mvbfonts.com/html/fonts/chanson/pk_chanson.htm
or Batarde Coulée from Lineto.com (their site is flash so no linking)... here's a screen shot:
3 Jun 2009 — 7:27am
@Randy:
Thanks, and re Typo Upright, agreed: “Ah but typo upright is so... yuck...”, but I am hoping to find:
• An upright script that’s similar to the sample
• One that’s not artificially “distressed”, the sample is low-res and thus somewhat “antique-y”, but the original, from the FDR library, is clean
I hope someone here has more suggestions, thanks.
3 Jun 2009 — 7:39am
ITC Redonda and Linoscript, too, are better, but I’d appreciate further suggestions.
3 Jun 2009 — 8:23am
their site is flash so no linking
@Randy:
No Flash involved, actually – just nasty frames.
http://lineto.com/The+Fonts/Font+Categories/Historic+Fonts/Batarde+Coulée/
3 Jun 2009 — 9:00am
This is sort of a hybrid. Part Chancery and part secretary hand. Might want to check out all the offerings listed as Civilite, they are not connecting and probably more refined than you want. Also Operina would be an alternative. Dont think you are going to get what you want but you might make the ballpark : )
Michael
3 Jun 2009 — 9:15am
Thanks, Michael.
3 Jun 2009 — 12:07pm
can you tell us the provenance of this image?
3 Jun 2009 — 12:24pm
Agedage Cancelleresca from Flat-It might be worth a look.
4 Jun 2009 — 1:28am
Typo Upright and Linoscript are fine. But what about Sweet Upright Script or Bon Mot? They're quite more 'angular'.
4 Jun 2009 — 9:39am
@paul d hunt:
The image comes from the FDR library’s catalogue of correspondence between the Vatican and the President or the State Department during World War II.
Available here:
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box51/a464s02.html
4 Jun 2009 — 11:59am
Very nice, Cameron, thnx!
4 Jun 2009 — 12:01pm
Agreed that is Exellency indeed! Florian, should have checked the source! Frames are much more yuck than Typo Upright. I was too hard on it in retrospect.