The Renaissance saw the movement of literature into vernacular languages, the
beginnings of printing and mass book production and the popularization of fiction and writing of
all sorts aimed at a wider, commercial audience. In accord with the humanist philosophy of the Renaissance
there was a demand for more practical, accessible forms of lettering and a trend away
from the artificiality of gothic and medieval styles. As with so many things, Renaissance scribes and
artists found inspiration by throwing out the past millenium of history and going farther back, looking to the lettering
styles of Rome for inspiration.
Rediscovered Roman lettering styles were adapted to fit the practical needs of Italian
businessmen and record keepers and ultimately improved on to meet the
sophisticated needs of Renaissance writers like Dante, Machiavelli and Boccacio. This produced the lettering styles
which we traditionally associate with the Renaissance. They needed writing which was easy to reproduce
in larger volume than ever before, but readable to a broad audience. Letter forms had to be attractive, but
simpler and less exacting, requiring fewer strokes, permitting a flowing hand, and abandonning elaborate
decoration and dramatic variations in weight and thickness. The lettering styles of the Renaissance had a
huge influence on early type designers and established design principles and basic letter forms which live on in
modern type designs.
Our Renaissance font collection includes 10 unique fonts based on designs from the Renaissance.
These include three variations of humanistic cursive (Palmieri, Castiglione and Hanes), plus two more unusual examples of
quirky italian cursives (Fiorenza and the new Alleghieri), a unique Roman style hand-lettered font (Rudolfo and Rudolfo Swash),
a fully-developed example of Trajan-style Roman lettering, the basis for most formal Renaissance lettering (Hadrianus), plus
a classic flouished cursive (Trinculo) and a set of floral intials from the Quattrocento (Fraticelli). There's a little bit of everything
from the period, from early period cursive like Palmieri to more practical late Renaissance lettering like Fiorenza.
The package also includes a selection of frames, borders, initials and emblems designed by Evelyn Paul
based on Renaissance period book decorations. These include illuminations and decorations in both color and black and white, as well
as a few selected full-page decorative plates. In combination with the varied selection of fonts they provide just what
you need to give any document a full-fledged Renaissance look.
For a limited time the Renaissance Fonts & Art package is available for a price of only $59.
It comes for either Windows or MacOS computers and includes both Postscript and TrueType fonts. You can
order by phone at 1-800-797-8973 (01-512-276-7352), or to
order online just CLICK HERE
To get an idea of what our Renaissance fonts are like, try out
the demo version of our latest one, Alleghieri. It doesn't have all of the
punctuation and variant characters, but should give you a good feel for the font.
Alleghieri was developed from several different examples of late Renaissance lettering. While it is
based on a style which is clearly intended for quick, easy writing, we've preserved many of the unusual
character forms and elaborations to give it a lot of personality. The result is stylish and unique, with a real
feel of the Renaissance, but great readability as well. The full version includes a large selection of variant character
forms and special characters. Click here to download the working trial version
of Alleghieri for either
WINDOWS or MacOS
Or you can purchase this font online and get it quickly by email, including all
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