Albertus (typeface)

Albertus (typeface)

Infobox font
name = Albertus


style = Serif
classifications = Glyphic
date = 1932
creator = Berthold Wolpe
foundry = Monotype Corporation|

Albertus is a glyphic serif typeface designed by Berthold Wolpe in the period 1932 to 1940 for the Monotype Corporation type foundry. Wolpe named the font after Albertus Magnus, the thirteenth-century German philosopher and theologian.

Wolpe studied as a metal engraver, and Albertus was modeled to resemble letters carved into bronze. The face began as titling capitals. Eventually a lowercase roman was added, and later an italic, which is distinct for its narrow character set. Albertus has slight glyphic serifs. It is available in titling, bold and italic varieties.

The project began in 1932. Titling caps were released first, in 1935, followed by a roman upper and lowercase in 1938 and a light weight in 1940.

Characteristics

* In the uppercase M the middle strokes descend only partway, not reaching the baseline.
* The uppercase U has a stem on the right side, evocative of lowercase.
* The lowercase e and g have large, open bowls.
* Figures are lining.

Albertus Pro

It was released in August 2007.

The family supports Adobe ISO 2, Adobe CE, Latin Extended character sets. Additional OpenType features include localized forms

Trivia

* Albertus is used by the bands Coldplay and The Veils, most notably in their logos. The typeface was also used for the CD releases of Mike Oldfield's "Hergest Ridge", "Ommadawn" and "Platinum" albums.
* A slightly modified version was used extensively in "The Prisoner", a 1967 British television series frequently mined for cultural references. Modifications to the Albertus font include opening the loop on the lowercase e and the addition of new dotless i and j characters.
* Albertus is the logo and title font for the 1632 series of alternative history books.
* Albertus was, for many years, the typeface used on English coinage.Fact|date=July 2008

References

*Blackwell, Lewis. "20th Century Type." Yale University Press: 2004. ISBN 0-300-10073-6.
*Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. "Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History." Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
*Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. "The Encyclopædia of Type Faces." Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. ISBN 0-7137-1347-X.
*Macmillan, Neil. "An A–Z of Type Designers." Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.
*Williams, Owen "Berthold Wolpe and His Typeface Albertus" Letter Arts Review, Vol 20 No 1, 2006

External links

* [http://www.fonts.com/FindFonts/RecentReleases/2007/AlbertusPro.htm Albertus Pro]
* [http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.htm?pid=255290&grab_id=0&page_id=5462&query=Albertus&SCOPE=Fonts Albertus at Monotype]
* [http://www.linotype.com/en/28/albertus-family.html Albertus Font Family - by Berthold Wolpe]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Albertus Magnus — Albertus redirects here. For others with the same given name, see Albertus (given name). For the typeface, see Albertus (typeface). Saint Albertus Magnus (St. Albert the Great) Saint Albertus Magnus, fresco, 1352, Treviso, Italy …   Wikipedia

  • Times Roman — Category Serif Classification Transitional Designer(s) Victor Lardent Comm …   Wikipedia

  • List of typefaces — This is a list of typefaces, which are separated into groups by distinct artistic differences. Contents 1 Serif 1.1 Slab serif 2 Sans serif 3 Semi serif …   Wikipedia

  • Monotype Corporation — Monotype Imaging Holdings (NASDAQ: TYPE) is a Delaware corporation based in Woburn, Massachusetts and specializing in typesetting and typeface design (type foundry) as well as text and imaging solutions for use with consumer electronics… …   Wikipedia

  • Berthold Wolpe — Berthold Ludwig Wolpe OBE (October 29, 1905 ndash;July 5 1989) was a German typeface designer and teacher.Wolpe was born in Offenbach, Germany. He became acquainted with Stanley Morison in 1932, and emigrated to London in 1935, where he worked… …   Wikipedia

  • PostScript fonts — are outline font specifications developed by Adobe Systems for professional digital typesetting, which uses PostScript file format to encode font information. Contents 1 History 2 Technology 3 Font type …   Wikipedia

  • List of type designers — A type designer is a person who designs typefaces. Some type designers are employed by type foundries, or operate them. Others work independently. A partial list of type designers follows by country, with a signature typeface or two for… …   Wikipedia

  • VOX-ATypI classification — In typography, the Vox ATypI classification makes it possible to classify typefaces in eleven general classes. Devised by Maximilien Vox in 1954, it was adopted in 1962 by the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI). This classification… …   Wikipedia

  • Quarter (United States coin) — Infobox Coin Country = United States Denomination = Quarter Dollar Value = 0.25 Unit = U.S. dollar Mass troy oz = 0.182 Mass = 5.670 Diameter inch = 0.955 Diameter = 24.26 Thickness inch = 0.069 Thickness = 1.75 Edge = 119 reeds Composition =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”