Many typefaces have been released by various foundries under the
name Bookman. Uses are tagged with this generic entry
unless a specific revival is confirmed (see Related Typefaces).
From Mark Simonson’s specimen to Bookmania
(pdf):
[Around 1858, Miller &
Richard produced a face called Antique
Old Style No. 7, designed by A.C. Phemister. This precursor to Bookman
Oldstyle was a heavy variation of a face called “Old
Style.”] Other foundries imitated the design. The Bruce Foundry did Old
Style Antique #310 and followed in 1901 with an improved
version called Bartlett Oldstyle. Shortly after, The
Bruce Foundry joined American Type Founders and Bartlett
Oldstyle was renamed “Bookman Oldstyle.”
The new name came from Wadsworth A. Parker, who is also credited
with adding the first few swash characters to Bookman, six in the
roman and nine in the italic. Bartlett/Bookman
Oldstyle seems to have originated the “slanted roman” italic
that has been a characteristic feature of all Bookmans (with two
recent exceptions).
Bookman Oldstyle was adapted to Monotype casters in
1909. Other foundries copied it, including Ludlow, which added a
different set of swash characters. Sol Hess designed New
Bookman for Monotype in 1927, a more refined version with
wedge-shaped serifs. Monotype and Barnhart Brothers & Spindler
produced their own “Bold” and “Bold Condensed” styles.
“Believing that some printers would prefer the type without the
‘fancy’ characters, Oldstyle Antique No. 560 was
introduced. […] With the exception of the ‘fancy’ characters, both
series are identical.” [W.A.
Parker] No. 560 was discontinued in 1923.
[ATF
specimen]
“Intertype issued its Bookface, a close
copy of Bookman including all swash letters and with alternate
oldstyle figures, abou 1920. Ludlow Bookman and Italic
are close copies of the ATF faces, but with
redesigned swash characters.” [More…
Many typefaces have been released by various foundries under the name Bookman. Uses are tagged with this generic entry unless a specific revival is confirmed (see Related Typefaces).
From Mark Simonson’s specimen to Bookmania (pdf):
[Around 1858, Miller & Richard produced a face called Antique Old Style No. 7, designed by A.C. Phemister. This precursor to Bookman Oldstyle was a heavy variation of a face called “Old Style.”] Other foundries imitated the design. The Bruce Foundry did Old Style Antique #310 and followed in 1901 with an improved version called Bartlett Oldstyle. Shortly after, The Bruce Foundry joined American Type Founders and Bartlett Oldstyle was renamed “Bookman Oldstyle.”
The new name came from Wadsworth A. Parker, who is also credited with adding the first few swash characters to Bookman, six in the roman and nine in the italic. Bartlett/Bookman Oldstyle seems to have originated the “slanted roman” italic that has been a characteristic feature of all Bookmans (with two recent exceptions).
Bookman Oldstyle was adapted to Monotype casters in 1909. Other foundries copied it, including Ludlow, which added a different set of swash characters. Sol Hess designed New Bookman for Monotype in 1927, a more refined version with wedge-shaped serifs. Monotype and Barnhart Brothers & Spindler produced their own “Bold” and “Bold Condensed” styles.
“Believing that some printers would prefer the type without the ‘fancy’ characters, Oldstyle Antique No. 560 was introduced. […] With the exception of the ‘fancy’ characters, both series are identical.” [W.A. Parker] No. 560 was discontinued in 1923. [ATF specimen]
“Intertype issued its Bookface, a close copy of Bookman including all swash letters and with alternate oldstyle figures, abou 1920. Ludlow Bookman and Italic are close copies of the ATF faces, but with redesigned swash characters.” [McGrew 1993]
In 1936, Chauncey H. Griffith redesigned Bookman for the American Linotype.
For Barnhart Brothers & Spindler’s Bookman Lightface and Bookman Bold, see Cushing and Cushing Oldstyle.
For popular versions of the phototype and dry transfer era, see Bookman Swash (c. 1965) and ITC Bookman (1975).
Bitstream’s Bookman is a digital revival of the Roman and the Italic, each in two optical sizes, assumably based on the Linotype version. Their Bookman Headline is used for the sample.
