Veronese (typeface)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Veronese" typeface – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Veronese (series 59) was a typeface of the Monotype company in the UK made to be used for type casting in hot metal typography

It was cut in 1911 for the publisher J. M. Dent, the owner of the Everyman's Library. It was based on another foundry-type made for this publisher. Both founts were based on an old Venetian roman type made by Nicolas Jenson. The typeface was launched in 1912 in a collection of the poems of Lorenzo De Medici which was published by Ballantyne Press.[1] This font was also the basis for William Morris and his Golden Type. Dent admired Morris and his Golden type, and the way Morris tried to implement his ideas on printing. Dent however wanted to use machines to produce the type for his trade editions for his Everyman's Library. In this way he was able to take Morris's socialist principles in a more practical way, compared with the bibliophile editions of the Klemscott press.

The font Monotype produced was almost a copy of Golden Type, but with sharper slab serifs, and cleaner lines. A lighter version was produced in 1919 after the First World War, with bracketed serifs, and named Italian Old Style series 108.[2] In 1967 Series 59 was taken out of production and all patterns, designs and punches were destroyed. After this date no new mats could be made, although Series 108 is still available. However, several digital fonts based on Veronese are currently available.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Devroye, Luc (24 July 2017). "Veronese". Type Design Information Page. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
2. ^ Judy Slinn, Sebastian Carter, Richard Southall, History of the Monotype Corporation, Printing historical Society, 2014, ISBN 978-0-900003-15-8, p.196

* v
* t
* e

Monotype typefaces

1900s|

* Modern
* Old Style (1900)
* French Round Face (1906)
* Scotch Roman (1907 and 1920)
* Goudy Light (1908)

1910s|

* Veronese (1911) and Italian Old Style (1919)
* Forum Title (1911)
* Imprint (1912)
* Plantin (1913)
* Caslon Old Face (1915)

1920s|

* Garamont (1921)
* Bodoni (1921)
* Garamond (1922)
* Baskerville (1923)
* Poliphilus and Blado (1923)
* Italian Old Style (Goudy, 1924/7)
* Fournier (1925)
* Goudy Heavy (1925)
* Engravers
* Horley Old Style
* Grotesque 215 (1926)
* Barbou (1926, private use)
* Bernard MT
* Gallia
* Othello (1928)
* Lutetia
* Perpetua (1928)
* Pastonchi (1928)
* Gill Sans (1928 onwards)
* Centaur with Arrighi (1929)
* Bembo (1929)
* Deepdene (1929)
* Goudy Sans (1929)
* Solus (c. 1929)

1930s|

* Lutetia (1930)
* Ashley Crawford (1930)
* Braggadocio (1930)
* Bell (1931)
* Leysbourne
* Placard
* Kino
* Script
* Falstaff
* Inflex
* Littleworth
* Times New Roman (1932)
* Zarotto/Mardersteig (1932)
* Monoline Script
* Walbaum (1933)
* Jocunda (1933)
* Rockwell (1934)
* Colmcille
* Runic
* Menhart
* Felix Titling (1934)
* Tempest Titling
* Van Dijck (1935)
* Fontana (for Collins) (1935)
* Grock (1935)
* Gwendolin (for the Greynog Press) (1935)
* Emerson (1936)
* Gill Kayo
* Romulus (1936)
* Albertus (1935–9)
* Bulmer (for R & R Clark) (1937)
* Joanna (for J.M. Dent) (1937)
* Twentieth Century
* Ehrhardt (1937)
* Van Dijck (1937)
* Pegasus (1937)
* Matura (1938)
* Sachsenwald
* Haarlemmer
* Palace and Dorchester Script (1938)

1940s|

* Figaro (1940)

1950s|

* Condensa (1951)
* Festival Titling (1951)
* Spectrum (1955)
* Angelus
* Klang (1955)
* Ashley Script (1956)
* Swing
* Headline Bold
* Castellar (1957)
* Mercurius (1957)
* Dante (1957)
* Joanna (general release) (1958)
* Pepita (1959)

1960s|

* New Clarendon (1960)
* Univers (1961)
* Octavian (1961)
* Fontana (public release) (1961)
* Forte
* Apollo (1962)
* Traveller
* Albertina (1964)
* Cartier
* New Berolina
* Sabon (1967)
* Fleet Titling (1967)
* Barbou (general release)

1970s|

* Photina (1972)
* News Plantin (1979)
* Calvert (1979)

1980s|

* Nimrod (1980)
* Arial
* Footlight
* Calisto
* Cantoria

1990s|

* Ellington (1990)
* Amasis
* Century Gothic
* Book Antiqua
* Curlz
* Carré Noir
* Columbus (1992)
* Strayhorn (1995)
* Cachet
* Gill Facia

2000s|

* Neo Sans
* Slate

2010s|

* Classic Grotesque (2012/2016)
* SST (2013)
* Noto (2013)
* Joanna Sans (2015)

Dates are approximate only. Not all typefaces shown.

This typography-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template