Fletcher (typeface)
Fletcher is the name given to a revival of a nineteenth-century blackletter typeface designed in the Paris foundry of Theophile Beaudoire (1833–1903). The typeface appears in the title pages of many 1870s books. Dan X. Solo's revival is based on a Beaudoire & Cie. specimen and alters several characters towards improved legibility.
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| Category | Serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Blackletter |
| Designer(s) | Theophile Beaudoire Dan X. Solo (revival) |
| Foundry | Beaudoire & Cie. Solotype |
| Date released | c. 1865 |
The face is geometrically constructed, and though showing influence of the pen has no curved strokes in some ways anticipating Jonathan Barnbrook's 1990 Bastard typeface.
References
- Bain, Peter and Paul Shaw. Blackletter: Type and National Identity. Princeton Architectural Press: 1998. ISBN 1-56898-125-2.
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