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P22 St G Schrift

P22 St G Schrift™

by IHOF
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Complete family of 5 fonts: $69.95
P22 St G Schrift Font Family was designed by Stefan George, Colin Kahn and published by IHOF. P22 St G Schrift contains 5 styles and family package options.

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About P22 St G Schrift Font Family


P22 ST.G Shrift is a font series based on the type designs of Stefan George with an italic version designed by Colin Kahn. Stefan George (1868-1933) was a German poet who led the revolt against realism in German literature. All of his works were privately published and the typefaces that were used reflected his neo-classic and anti-industrial (progessive) aesthetics; oftentimes consisting of his own hand lettering designs. The original font was cast in 1907 by a small foundry in Germany and was used primarily for the works of George as well as other books including a monumental edition of Dante's Divine Comedy. The ST.G Shrift Fonts contained in this set are derived from 3 known variations of the original roman typeface, St.G., found in various books published in Berlin in the early 20th century. ST.G Shrift One contains the most idiosyncratic characters, while ST.G Shrift Two uses more familiar characters as well as a redesign of characters including the t and the k to be more in keeping with modern san-serif designs. The OpenType version of the roman contains both one and two and expands on them by including central European characters, small caps, and small caps titling figures. The Small Caps titling figures are derived from the first version of the typeface. Below is a features list (accessible through the type palette in Adobe programs) and their functions: ST.G Shrift Opentype Features: Small Caps: Changes Lowercase to Small Caps Titling Figures: Changes Uppercase to Titling Caps, and Small Caps to Small Caps Titling Figures Contextual Alternates: Changes Character Set to match ST.G One and changes Small Caps to Titling Small Caps Ornaments: Changes < > and ? (greater, less and bullet) to ornaments ST.G Shrift Italic is an art nouveau version of the roman. The OpenType version includes central European characters, small caps, titling caps, titling small caps and ornaments.

Designers: Stefan George, Colin Kahn

Publisher: IHOF

Foundry: IHOF

Design Owner: IHOF

MyFonts debut: Jun 7, 2005

P22 St G Schrift™ is a trademark of International House of Fonts.

About IHOF

International House of Font (IHOF) is a type boutique showcasing distinctive type designs and designers from around the world. While still technically part of P22 Type Foundry, IHOF offers a wider range of styles from single fonts to a mega-font families with a focus on historically inspired designs. Designs include historical revivals but also original designs from a range of contemporary type designers.

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