Pretorian probably originated at P.M. Shanks and
Sons, Ltd., The Patent Type Foundry, London [Petzendorfer 1905]. Also came in an Outline
style [Reichardt 2011]. Caslon showed a wood type
version in three widths as Rhodesian
[c.1900s
specimen].
Not to be confused with Pretorian by Miller &
Richard.
Revived for phototypsetting by Photo-Lettering as Xenotype
3466 [Art Nouveau Xenotypes 1895–1905, 1962]
and by Facsimile Fonts as Pretorian [Berthold 1974], and by Letraset as rub-down
type [Letraset
Type Tree in Modern Publicity, 1976].
Digitized most successfully as Pretorian DT by Ron
Carpenter and Malcolm Wooden (DTP Types Limited, 1992), adding
Inline, Profile (Outline) and Handtooled styles. Ray Larabie’s
Reagan (Typodermic, 2007) is a weathered
interpretation. Other less commendable versions include OPTI
Pretoria (Castcraft), More…
Pretorian probably originated at P.M. Shanks and Sons, Ltd., The Patent Type Foundry, London [Petzendorfer 1905]. Also came in an Outline style [Reichardt 2011]. Caslon showed a wood type version in three widths as Rhodesian [c.1900s specimen].
Not to be confused with Pretorian by Miller & Richard.
Revived for phototypsetting by Photo-Lettering as Xenotype 3466 [Art Nouveau Xenotypes 1895–1905, 1962] and by Facsimile Fonts as Pretorian [Berthold 1974], and by Letraset as rub-down type [Letraset Type Tree in Modern Publicity, 1976].
Digitized most successfully as Pretorian DT by Ron Carpenter and Malcolm Wooden (DTP Types Limited, 1992), adding Inline, Profile (Outline) and Handtooled styles. Ray Larabie’s Reagan (Typodermic, 2007) is a weathered interpretation. Other less commendable versions include OPTI Pretoria (Castcraft), Pretoria (SoftMaker, 2019). Storybook (anon., 1992), Vivian (Dieter Steffmann, 2000, possibly a revision of Storybook), and Pretoria Gross (Intellecta Design, 2009).
