Iowan Old Style Roman BT
Iowan Old Style Roman BT	$39.00
Iowan Old Style Italic BT
Iowan Old Style Italic BT	$39.00
Iowan Old Style Bold BT
Iowan Old Style Bold BT	$39.00
Iowan Old Style Bold Italic BT
Iowan Old Style Bold Italic BT	$39.00
Iowan Old Style OSF
Iowan Old Style Roman OSF BT      Iowan Old Style Italic OSF BT      Iowan Old Style Bold OSF BT      Iowan Old Style Bold Italic OSF BT	$99.00
Iowan Old Style Black BT
Iowan Old Style Black BT	$39.00
Iowan Old Style Black Italic BT
Iowan Old Style Black Italic BT	$39.00
Iowan Old Style Black OSF
Iowan Old Style Black OSF BT      Iowan Old Style Black Italic OSF BT	$49.50
Iowan Old Style Extension
Iowan Old Style Extension BT      Iowan Old Style Italic Extension BT      Iowan Old Style Bold Extension BT      Iowan Old Style Bold Italic Extension BT	$99.00
Iowan Old Style Black Extension
Iowan Old Style Black Extension BT      Iowan Old Style Black Italic Extension BT	$49.50
Iowan Old Style Italic Alternate BT
Iowan Old Style Italic Alternate BT	$24.75
Iowan Old Style Bold Italic Alternate BT
Iowan Old Style Bold Italic Alternate BT	$24.75
Iowan Old Style Black Italic Alternate BT
Iowan Old Style Black Italic Alternate BT	$24.75
Iowan Old Style Small Cap
Iowan Old Style Small Cap BT      Iowan Old Style Bold Small Cap BT	$49.50
Iowan Old Style Black Small Cap BT
Iowan Old Style Black Small Cap BT	$24.75
Iowan Old Style Titling BT
Iowan Old Style Titling BT	$29.00

Design Credits

First seen on MyFonts: January 1st, 2000
Designed by: John Downer
Designed when: 1990
Contained in Category: Venetian
Design owned by: Bitstream
Originally created by: Bitstream
MyFonts Keywords: book, booktext, businesstext, conservative, elegant, formal, serif, venetian [suggest]

Bitstream Iowan Old Style

Iowan Old Style was designed for Bitstream in 1990 by noted sign painter John Downer. Iowan Old Style is a hardy contemporary text design modeled after earlier revivals of Jenson and Griffo typefaces but with a larger x-height, tighter letterfit, and reproportioned capitals.

Iowan Old Style Titling was designed by John Downer and added to the Iowan Old Style family in 2002. The cap-only character set includes several ornaments and fleurons, broadening the appeal and functionality of the typeface family. Iowan Old Style was originally designed for Bitstream in 1990 by Downer, a noted sign painter. Iowan Old Style is a hardy contemporary text design modeled after earlier revivals of Jenson and Griffo typefaces but with a larger x-height, tighter letterfit, and reproportioned capitals. Expert and old style figure font sets were added in 2000.

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