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Nicolas Jenson SG

Nicolas Jenson SG™

by Spiece Graphics
Individual Styles from $39.00
Complete family of 10 fonts: $225.00
Nicolas Jenson SG Font Family was designed by Ernst F. Detterer, Robert Hunter Middleton, Jim Spiece and published by Spiece Graphics. Nicolas Jenson SG contains 8 styles and family package options.

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  • Nicolas Jenson SG Regular Nicolas Jenson SG Regular

  • Nicolas Jenson SG Regular Petite Caps Nicolas Jenson SG Regular Petite Caps

Per style:

$19.50

Pack of 2 styles:

$39.00

About Nicolas Jenson SG Font Family


It was the original work of fifteenth century designer Nicolas Jenson that formed the basis for this roman serif style developed by Ernst Detterer in 1923. Similar in spirit to other early twentieth century revivals such as Centaur, Cloister Old Style, and Italian Old Style, Nicolas Jenson is distinguished by its pristine and delicate nature. A gifted young apprentice to Detterer, Robert Hunter Middleton, greatly expanded the family. And by 1929, bold, italic, and open were part of the Ludlow Foundry’s beautiful Nicolas Jenson Series. It was reintroduced under a new name, Eusebius, in 1941. This digital version includes a new medium and extrabold weight with intermediate small caps and swash alternates throughout the family. There is also a regular expert version with a variety of currency symbols plus a regular petite caps (regular x-height small caps) and old style figures version. Nicolas Jenson is now available in the OpenType Std format. Small caps, old style figures, and swash alternates have all been combined into one style for ease of use. You will also find an additional regular petite caps version included with the regular style. Some new characters have been added as stylistic alternates and historical forms. These advanced features work in current versions of Adobe Creative Suite InDesign, Creative Suite Illustrator, and Quark XPress. Check for OpenType advanced feature support in other applications as it gradually becomes available with upgrades.

Designers: Ernst F. Detterer, Robert Hunter Middleton, Jim Spiece

Publisher: Spiece Graphics

Foundry: Spiece Graphics

Original Foundry: Spiece Graphics

Design Owner: Spiece Graphics

MyFonts debut: Dec 6, 2001

Nicolas Jenson SG™ is a trademark of Spiece Graphics.

About Spiece Graphics

Jim Spiece enjoyed resurrecting old typefaces. And finding a complete set of characters could often be a challenging task. It took him down into the musty basements of public libraries and out into the world of flea markets and hole-in-the-wall bookstores. After careful scanning and hand-outlining, he would occasionally dig deeper for a missing punctuation mark or double f-ligature. Jim chuckled, “These are all minor inconveniences when you consider you’ve brought these faces back from obscurity and found them new homes. Besides, it’s fun. In one sense, my own designs are a lot easier because they never had a previous life!” You can check out Jim’s revival of the Bernhard Gothic SG Family offered by FontHaus or his popular ITC Blair Family. If you’re interested in Spiece Graphics custom logo, lettering, or illustration work, try Theispot.

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