A low-contrast roman of wide proportions with flare serifs.
Origin unclear. “ATF’s Latin Antique No. 520 was
Marder, Luse’s Latin Antique No. 120; other founders
had it simply as Latin Antique; though BB&S
originally called it Latin No. 5. It is a wide,
medium-weight face with very small, rounded serifs, and
lacks the curlicues of Latin Modern or Modern
Antique.” [McGrew 1993] Lightface Latin
Antique is a lighter weight.
This style was known in Germany as Breite Etienne
(1860). Versions under this name were carried by AG für
Schriftgießerei u. M., Bauer, John, Schelter
& Giesecke, and Schelter
& Giesecke. Anglian by Genzsch
& Heyse (in-house, 1879) is very similar, too. [Wetzig 1926–40]
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A low-contrast roman of wide proportions with flare serifs. Origin unclear. “ATF’s Latin Antique No. 520 was Marder, Luse’s Latin Antique No. 120; other founders had it simply as Latin Antique; though BB&S originally called it Latin No. 5. It is a wide, medium-weight face with very small, rounded serifs, and lacks the curlicues of Latin Modern or Modern Antique.” [McGrew 1993] Lightface Latin Antique is a lighter weight.
This style was known in Germany as Breite Etienne (1860). Versions under this name were carried by AG für Schriftgießerei u. M., Bauer, John, Schelter & Giesecke, and Schelter & Giesecke. Anglian by Genzsch & Heyse (in-house, 1879) is very similar, too. [Wetzig 1926–40]
Murtaugh is a digital interpretation of its 6-point size.
