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PAGEAlso on pageSoloCat or Solofont NameAlias AnalysisMatchDover CD BookComments
171Vacation Bold (& Bold Open)Tried WhatTheFontNo
900ValerieSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
83ValhallaNo
154ValiantNo
31ValjeanSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
181ValorNo
69VampireRick Mueller's Burnt.Yes
94Van Dijk (Rg & B)Bay Animation Surfer & Vizier; Corel Van Dijk; Brendel Hubert; Image Club Surf style; Opti Vanilla Display; Rima Veniaminow; SoftMaker Surfboard and Vandenburg.Yes
172186Van DykeOpti-VanDykeShaded (Opti/Castcraft)YesThere's no apparent difference between this and Van Dyke shaded on page 181
186172Van DykeOpti-VanDykeShaded (Opti/Castcraft)YesThere's no apparent difference between this and Van Dyke shaded on page 181
181Van Dyke ShadedOPTI-VanDykeOutline (Opti/Castcraft)YesThere's no apparent difference between this and Van Dyke on pages 172 and 186
17Van HornValor Rimmed Shade (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott). Circus Poster Shadow by Tom Rickner in the Ascender Creativity pack. It may not match in the tiniest details, but the overall impact is spot on. Much more than a work-alike.YesRickner's face is more like Pardee, 1880s [25, 34/Kelly 293]. It has distinct knobs where Van Horn, 1849 has vague "bulges." Two differet eras of Italian Tuscan styling.
34Van HornNo
17Van Horn Shaded No.1Valor Shaded (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesSee Assay=Broadgauge
37VanadiumNo
139VandenhoughtenDutch Treat (Solotype)YesAlso known as Vanden Houten
36Vanderburg PointedNo
900Vanessa aka Flirt CT(Intellecta), Flirt and Flirt Deco (Canada Type)YesSCR
900VanitiesSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
900Vanities ShadedSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
181Vanity (Filmotype)Yes
108Vanity TextListed in the index as appearing on this page but is not on this page by this name.
114Variante Initials(Tim Ryan/TypeRevivlals, ClaudePelletier)YesClaude Pelletier's version includes lower case characters from Stradivarius.
181Vatican ShadedOpti Vatican MediumYes
22VaudevilleQuentin (The Font Company/URW), SilverDollar (Silver Graphics), Quantico (SoftMaker). Quentin (E+F, Letraset), Quentin Caps (Steffmann). Quentin (anon-scanned).Yes
172185VellumTried WhattheFontNoIs very close to being an outline version of Twentieth Century MT Ultra Bold.
185172VellumNo
201Vendome3 Agfa versions came with Print Artist bundle; also Novel Ventura; both Prima Ven Med and Veracruz; & SoftMaker V691 Roman (6 vars). Also Dieter Steffmann's free Ventura Bold.Yes
201Vendome (6 variants)Berthold and URW++ offer original-name members of this family, URW in its TypeWorks 2 series.. Prima had a matching Ven series.Yes
181Venetian CasualNo
139Venezia KeystoneNoHad been erroneously matched to Venezia from Brendel
181VeniceNo
52VentureChopper (Canada Type)YesPage 181 has a completely different font also named "Venture"
181VentureNoPage 52 shows a completely different typeface also named "Venture".
176Venus Series (10 variants)(URW++, ScanGraphic, Linotype, Opti), VenusHalfbet(Linotype), More varieties by Fantazia and free anonymous fonts. Venusian Ultra NF by Nick's Fonts matches Venus Extrabold ExtendedYesNot all sets have the same variations.
172185VerandaNo
185172VerandaNo
3836VerbemaHFF Beer VanYesErroneously spelled Verbina on page 36
3638VerbinaHFF Beer VanYesThe spelling of the typeface on this page is erroneous. It should be Verbena, as on page 38 and the index.
181VermontNo
52Vero Fat AntiquaNo
202Verona (4 weights/styles)(Opti) plain onlyYes
129Verona HumanisticNo
202Veroneseaka Canterbury. Digital versions include Brendel & SoftMaker Veracruz (14); Opti Veronese.Yes
202Veronese XBaka Helios II. These digital faces may not be exact matches: Brendel Granada Hvy; Novel Vernique; SoftKey SSi Agonic Display; Opti Galaga Hvy.Yes
48VeronicaVassar (Rick Mueller)-free; DXS VeronicaYes
48184Veronica OpenNo
18448Veronica OpenNo
900Versatile ScriptIncl. in Dover/Solo Grunge Book + CD pack.YesGRU
181VertexNo
181VesselOpti Vessel ShadowYes
55VestaVenezuela (Red Rooster), Visillo Adornado NF (NicksFonts)Yes
172185VeteranNo
185172VeteranNo
15Victoria CentralAtlanta CondensedYes
10Victorian ClarendonCowboy Western (Letterhead Fonts - somewhat wider than the catalog image)Yes
116Victorian StencilMaverick (Jeff Levine), Maverick BE (B.O.Nelson/Brain Eaters); Waxahachi WBF (Nick Curtis)Yes
171Victory Bold (Open Shadow and Shadow) No
170171Victory BoldNo
181Victory Casual ShadedNo
181VideoNo
900ViennaSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
181VigilNo
120Vigor aka Latin Wide OutlineNo
184112VikingNo
181VimNo
181ViolaNo
900Virginia AntiqueSolofont included in Dover Scripts book + CD pack.YesSCR
43Virile( Harold Lohner, Agfa).YesLohner's Virile and Virile Open can be used together to create multi-colored print.
43186Virile Open( Harold Lohner, Agfa).YesLohner's Virile and Virile Open can be used together to create multi-colored print.
18643Virile OpenAgfa, Harold Lohner)Yes
98Virtuoso BoldNoViceroyJF (Walcott/Jukebox/Jawfonts) has some differing characters.
98Virtuoso LightNoDesign derived from Virtuosa by Zapf. Note that Virtuoso Light and Bold have differently shaped characters.
119VisaAvia-Regular (Font Bureau), Figment (Silver Graphics)Yes
27Visitor WoodNo
83VladimirStonecut JNL (Jeff Levine)Yes
181VodkaVodka (Opti), Odessa Shadow (Brendel)YesThe Opti font is far superior.
120Vogue aka Latin Wd ShadedNo
181VoltNoHighlight (Letraset) is different and lighter, but with a very similar feel.
86Vox PopNo
181VoyageNo
20Vulcan AntiqueVullkan NF (Nick's Fonts)Yes
 

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