“Czarin and Czarin Title were produced
by Baltimore Type & Composition Corporation about 1948, the name
being derived from the Czarnowsky family which owned the foundry.
Czarin Title [No. 110], issued first, is a copy of
Offenbach Medium, a set of pen-drawn
capitals designed by Rudolf Koch […] for the Klingspor foundry in Germany. Czarin
[No. 210] has minor changes in a few characters, but adds a
lowercase, designed by Edwin W. Shaar, that is substantially
different from that of Steel, the cap-and-lowercase version of
Offenbach. The new lowercase harmonizes well with the
capitals, and makes a handsome appearance.” [McGrew 1993]
Jérôme Knebusch More…
“Czarin and Czarin Title were produced by Baltimore Type & Composition Corporation about 1948, the name being derived from the Czarnowsky family which owned the foundry. Czarin Title [No. 110], issued first, is a copy of Offenbach Medium, a set of pen-drawn capitals designed by Rudolf Koch […] for the Klingspor foundry in Germany. Czarin [No. 210] has minor changes in a few characters, but adds a lowercase, designed by Edwin W. Shaar, that is substantially different from that of Steel, the cap-and-lowercase version of Offenbach. The new lowercase harmonizes well with the capitals, and makes a handsome appearance.” [McGrew 1993]
Jérôme Knebusch made a faithful digital revival, commissioned by Chad Whitacre. Made available under the SIL Open Font License in May 2025.
