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1859 Solferino

1859 Solferino

by GLC
Individual Styles from $15.00
Complete family of 2 fonts: $45.00
1859 Solferino Font Family was designed by published by GLC. 1859 Solferino contains 2 styles and family package options.

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1859 Solferino Light Set

2 fonts

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Per style:

$22.50

Pack of 2 styles:

$45.00

About 1859 Solferino Font Family


This font is a late 19th Century French script overview inspired by numerous French letters, from around years 1850-1860, during the second French empire, under Napoleon the third. Most of them were written with very tiny characters on light sheets of paper, as postage prices were calculated from the letter's weight. The TTF and OTF versions are enriched with more than 50 ligatures and/or alternate characters. We also offer a choice of two sorts of Capitals. Why "1859 Solferino"? It was the last battle of the Italian independence war, opposing the victorious Franco-Italian army to Austria in June 24, 1859. The Red Cross was inspired directly from the carnage remaining on the battle field.

Designers:

Publisher: GLC

Foundry: GLC

Design Owner: GLC

MyFonts debut: Apr 30, 2009

1859 Solferino

About GLC

Gilles Le Corre was born in 1950 in Nantes, France. Painter since the end of 70s, he is also an engraver and calligrapher. He has been learning about medieval art and old books for as long as he can remember. More recently he has made the computer a tool for writing like the quill pen and ink. With it, he aims to make it possible to print books that look just like old ones! Beginning in 2007 he has been trying to reproduce, very exactly, a wide range of historic European typefaces, mainly from medieval and early periods of printing - his favorite period - from 1456 with Gutenberg, up to 1913 with a font inspired by a real old typewriter.

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