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Calligraphic


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PAGEAlso on pageSoloCat or Solofont NameAlias AnalysisMatchDover CD BookComments
112ArtscriptLTC Artscript (Lanston Type Co)YesDifferent font, same name, as on page 7 of Solo's "Script and Cursive Alphabets"
Concordia TextConcordia-Text (ImageLine), Classical Regular (ImageLine), Aridi04, Louvaine (PJLloyd)YesIt's unknown whether one of the ImageLine fonts was renamed by them or someone else.
Freehand (Normal)Solofont included in Dover Gothic book + CD pack. Duly Noted (NicksFonts)YesGOT
Freehand with Swash Initials(Solo - in GOT/CD), Rhapsodie Swash Caps (Solo - has these caps with Rhapsody's lower case), Fresh Cap Font 120 Bold (Imageline, caps only).YesGOT
Lys CalligraphicDigital versions include Brendel's WINDSOR SWORD; Novel's Lorrenne; Fontbank's Lysandria; Opti's LordSwash; and Prima's Lord.Yes
Monastery TextNo
Nicolini Broadpenaka Nicholson or Nicholini Broadpen. A Dover/Solo face; I've lost track of which pack it comes in.YesYES
Ondine(Adobe, Linotype, Opti, URW,B&P Graphics, more); plus Formal Script 421 (Bitstream), and Merlin (Corel). Brendel Kunibert, Bontbank Memento, Prima Men Reg, Swfte Harem, and WSI Ignacious, Kashmir (Silver Graphics)Yes
Otis PenNo
Pencraft Text Wellsley (J. Fordyce 1994).Yes
Pencraft Text ItalicNo
RhapsodyRhapsodie (Solo), (Solofont in GOT/CD pack, Profonts, Fantazia Concepts), OldCountry(SWFTE), Sparrow (Enstep/Imageline). Pompadour (Brendel). Rhapsodie Swash Caps (Solo, has Rhapsody's lower case with the Swash Caps seen here with Freehand).YesGOTAll (possibly including the Solofont) have variations ranging from minor to major. Sparrow is extended.
Silverwood SwashSolofont included in Dover Calligraphic book + CD pack.YesCAL
Swash Initials & RhapsodyDigital font "Rhapsodie Swash Caps (Solo) combines "Swash Initials" and "Rhapsody" lower case found on Solocat pg. 112. These two elements are not illustrated as a single face in the Solocat. Not sure who madkes that digital font.Yes
YuccaSolofont Malvern in Dover Celtic Book + CD pack. Also Chaillot(SSI, Scriptorium), Bastogne (SSK), and Kynges X NF (Nick Curtis).YesCEL
Yucca ItalicNoIs this simply Yucca, obliqued, or was there a true italic?
ZacheryNo
Zapf Chancery (4 variants)(Adobe, Bitstream, Linotype ICG). Many clones and equivalents - Exchequer Script (SWFTE), Zabriskie Script (Softmaker), Chancery Script 8 (SoftKey), etc.Yes
ZealandNo
ZinniaNo
ZionSolofont included in Dover Calligraphic book + CD pack.YesCAL
ZodiakNo
ZolaZola by the Font Company.Yes
113194Aurelio (8 variants on 2 pgs.)Arturo by Hackberry includes most of the weights.Partial
Carolus CodexDid Dan Solo r/d as Carnet for a Dover pack?Yes
Chanceleresca BastardaNo
Chevalier ~~(B&PGraphics, Brendel), C720 Deco (Softmaker), Marmyadose (Scriptorium), ChasThird (SoftHorizons). Blarney (Fontbank), Crespi (Opti), Antigone (Silver Graphics)YesOriginal design by Emil Newkomm for Haas. Formatt had a dry transfer named Chivalry.
Codex(Linotype), Calli 109 (Bay Animation); Calligraphic 421 (Bitstream), Klaxon (WSI)Yes
Goudy Medieval(Tim Ryan/TypeRevivals, Richard Beatty, Dieter Steffmann - two weights), Hingham Test (Solo).YesDesign by Frederic Goudy, 1930
Goudy Thirty(Lanston, Dieter Steffmann - two weights)Yes
Hingham Text aka Goudy MedievalSolofont Hingham Text included in Dover Gothic book + CD pack. aka Goudy Medieval. Others, too, incl. by Tim Ryan and Richard Beatty.YesGOT
HondaDigital versions include Corel's Honda ITC; Brendel's WARSZAWA; Fontbank's Hombre;SoftKey SSi's Zayin Display; and SoftMaker's Honcho.Yes
Humbert EtruscanBentham (Scriptorium)Yes
Lee BoldLester Bold (Dover)Yes
Lee Reg, ItNo
LydianDigital versions include A&L's Lynda; Corel/Bitstream's Lydian; and ClickArt's Lynda.Yes
Lydian CursiveCorel/Bitstream have original-named version. Also Agfa Lisbon Cursive.Yes
MottoSolofont included in Dover Calligraphic book + CD pack. QueenEmpress (Paul Lloyd)YesCAL
PanglossNo
Rustikalis BoldRustikalis DT - Bold (DTP)Yes
Rustikalis Modernized GothicRustikalis DT - Light (DTP), Durango (Franklin Type Founders), Rathskellar (Silver Graphics), Chiselle NF (Nick's Fonts). Sample appears in Precision Type Font Reference Guide, version 5.0, pg. 130.Yes
Rustikalis SemiboldRustikalis DT - Medium (DTP)Yes
SamsonSamson Classic SG(Spiece Graphics), Ashkelon NF (Nick Curtis / Nicksfonts)Yes
 

Art Deco | Art Nouveau | Blackletter | Brush, Freestyle | Calligraphic | Classic Initials | Condensed Styles | Latins | Miscellaneous Types
Ornaments | Outline/Shadow | Romans, Italics | Rustic Types | Sans Serifs | Scripts | Sports Types | Square Serifs | Stencil Types
Theme, Topical | Thick-and-Thin | Uncials, Monograms | Victorian | Wood Types | Additional
Solotype Fonts | Dan X. Solo Alphabet Books Fonts | Glossary | Revision History
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