We have a range of eight house typeface styles available through our online ordering service. These are classic designs - both ancient and modern - particularly suitable for personalised stationery. Some are available as Upper and Lower case and others as Upper case only (indicated at the end of the individual descriptions). All our styles can be adapted to include whatever information you wish to display on your stationery.

 

Many more typeface choices and styles are available through our Bespoke Service.

 

 

TypefacesWalbaum

 

Walbaum is based on the types of Justus Erich Walbaum, a letter cutter and type founder who set up his own foundry in Germany in 1798. Walbaum has a lightness and delicacy which imparts an air of grace to text setting. The slight squareness of the characters gives the face an openness absent in many modern faces. (Upper & Lower)

 

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Typefaces1Chevalier

 

Chevalier is an engraved all-capital typeface with delicate shading. It is also known as Engraver's Titling and is one of the most famous classic engraved faces. (Upper)

 

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Typefaces1Palace Script

 

Palace Script is an English copperplate script. This Palace Script font is often used for formal invitations and in greeting cards. Palace Script was created for the Stephenson Blake foundry in 1923. (Upper & Lower)

 

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Typefaces1Trajan

 

This version of the Trajan font was created by Carol Twombly. Trajan is based on the inscriptional capitals from the Trajan column in Rome, built AD 113. (Upper)

 

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Typefaces1Gill Sans

 

Originally designed for the London & North Eastern Railway by Eric Gill in 1928-1932, one of the reasons for the enduring success of Gill Sans is that it is based on Roman character shapes and proportions and has a warmth and humanity found in the face that is found in few sans serif designs. (Upper)

 

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Typefaces1New Baskerville

 

New Baskerville is a modern interpretation of the typefaces cut in 1762 by British type founder John Baskerville. It is an exceptionally legible design with a genial, attractive feel and is inviting to the reader. (Upper & Lower)

 

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Typefaces1Copperplate

 

Copperplate Gothic was designed by Frederic Goudy and cut by American Type Founders circa 1901. These capital only fonts have small nib serifs that give the feeling of the engravers tool. Originally designed for use on business cards, letterheads and stationery, the Copperplate font family now has a wider appeal. (Upper)

 

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Typefaces1Bembo

 

Bembo is based on the typeface by Francesco Griffo for Cardinal Bembo’s tract “de Aetna” in 1495. It owes its beauty and legibility in all sizes to the well proportioned letterforms and clear detail. It is a face of timeless beauty, making it very popular for text. The Bembo italic fonts have an easy, natural grace when used on their own, and are perfect companions to the roman fonts. (Upper & Lower)

 

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