The first Tuscan lettering was penned in the mid-fourth century by the calligrapher Furius Dionysius Filocalus. The style was still in common usage as calligraphy when Vincent Figgins designed the first Antique Tuscan for print in 1817. Antique and Gothic Tuscan woodtype fonts appeared in the 1830’s. By the 1850’s, Tuscan fonts had become popular in America. These styles continued in print use into the twentieth century. Tuscan Antique and Gothic styles, borrowed from print and calligraphy, were perfect for signs, posters, handbills and other large format advertising. Sign painter, Frank Atkinson demonstrated several Tuscan forms in his book Sign Painting, A Complete Manual. Modified & Spurred Tuscan Romans were inspired by this and other works of the same period.

Gothic Tuscan One is a all-cap condensed gothic with round terminals and decorative “tuscan” center spurs. It was first shown by William H. Page of Norwich, Connecticut among his wood type specimen pages of 1859. Gothic Tuscan One exemplifies the strength of decorative wood types: large, simple type forms that provide the visual boldness sought by advertisers of the Victorian period. While our marketing has gotten so very sophisticated, there is always a place for simple, visually strong typeface. Although about 14 miles inland, Norwich lies at the head of the Thames River. The river is both wide and deep, and therefore was not bridged in the early 20th century. From the 17th century until then, if you wanted to get from Groton on the west bank to the whaling port of New London on the east bank by land, you had to had to go by way of Norwich. Because of its size, the Thames is navigable all the way from Norwich to New London. Docks were built in Norwich around 1685 and the city became Connecticut’s 2nd largest port by 1800. With the construction of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad in 1835, Page could easily ship his wood type north by rail or south by coastal schooner. Included with our font, Gothic Tuscan One, are two 19th century printer’s ornaments of sailing ships similar to those that sailed up the Thames to Norwich. There is also a more contemporary glyph of a whale, looking quite pleased that the only whaling ship left in Connecticut is the Charles W. Morgan, permanently moored at Mystic Seaport. Reference: Moon’s Handbooks, Connecticut 2nd Edition (Emeryville CA 2004). Gothic Tuscan One ML represents a major extension of the original release, with the following changes: 1. Added glyphs for the 1250 Central Europe, the 1252 Turkish and the 1257 Baltic Code Pages. Added glyphs to complete standard 1252 Western Europe Code Page. Special glyphs relocated and assigned Unicode codepoints, some in Private Use area. Total of 332 glyphs. 2. Added OpenType GSUB layout features: pnum, ornm and dlig. 3. Added 330 kerning pairs. 4. Revised vertical metrics for improved cross-platform line spacing. 5. Redesigned mathamatical operators 6. Included of both tabular (std) & proportional numbers (optional). 7. Refined various glyph outlines. Please note that some older applications may only be able to access the Western Europe character set (approximately 221 glyphs). The zip package includes two versions of the font at no extra charge. There is an OTF version which is in Open PS (Post Script Type 1) format and a TTF version which is in Open TT (True Type)format. Use whichever works best for your applications.

P22 Tuscan Expanded is a digitization of the mid-19th Century Woodtype font "Antique Tuscan Expanded - Wells & Webb 1854". Specimens of this font are rarely, if ever, seen with a lower case. It is noted in the book American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly that the lower case is "missing". This version was digitized from a recently discovered full set including all lower case plus ff ligatures. One unique feature of this design is the heart shape formed in the V, X & Y.

Wood Tuscan JNL is a bold, compressed serif font in the Tuscan style and was re-drawn from vintage wood type examples.

A revival of one of the popular wooden type fonts of the 19th century, suitable for display. The bold version has rounded ball shapes at top and bottom of stems as well as at horizontal strokes. The pointed version has pointed shapes at top and bottom of stems as well as at horizontal strokes. Lowercase was not originally designed for these fonts. These new versions include caps, figures and accented caps.

A display style font, upper case only, very typical of wooden type of the 19th century, ideal for circus posters or posters of any kind which might feature antique material and so on

Tuscan X Condensed (whose actual name is Gothic Concave Tuscan Extra Condensed) was first produced in wood type by William H. Page & Company around 1872. The design is derived from a Gothic Condensed typeface, but with vertical stokes bowing inwards at the center. We modified the weight of the uppercase characters (since the original wood type has a lowercase much thinner than the caps) to harmonize with the lowercase when used digitally.

Antique Tuscan No.9 was one of the earlier wood-type designs by William Hamilton Page. It was first shown among the specimens produced in 1859, shortly after Page entered into a new partnership with Samuel Mowry, owner of the Mowry Axle Company. The new company was named Page and Company and was located at the Mowry facility in the Greenville section of Norwich, Connecticut. Antique Tuscan No.9 is an extra-condensed version of the tuscan style that had been released in moveable type by Vincent Figgins of London in 1817 and had become so popular for advertising in the intervening years. Because of the extreme compression in the design, we might be tempted to describe it as "Triple-X," but that might be misleading. The analogy would, of course, be to clothing sizes, not movie ratings. Because of the compression, this typeface reads best when set extra-extra-extra large. For printing, we recommend 36 points or larger. For the screen, we suggest at least 72 points. An unusual and distinctive design, it is best used with discretion. If I were doing a term paper for school or submitting an article to a magazine for publication, I might use it for the title page, to grab someone’s attention. I would certainly not use it for the main body of text - not if I expected anyone to read what I wrote. If you wonder why we make this recommendation, take the Ten-Point challenge. Print this paragraph using Antique Tuscan No.9 and set the font size at 10 points. If you are young and blessed with good eyesight, you will probably be able to read it - with effort. So, here is the challenge: hand it to your Grandmother and ask HER to read it.

A very condensed 19th century Tuscan style wood type design with a full character set with ligatures. This design was first shown by Wm H Page Co in 1859 and this is the first digital version of this font to include a lowercase and extended European character set. This is a font best used at large sizes.

Chive Turkey JNL is a solid version of Jeff Levine's inline font, Toucan Tango JNL. This bold and sassy sans serif has the great retro look of hand lettering and can really add some punch to ad copy.

Poblano is a masterfully designed flared typeface, inspired by Gothic Tuscan that incorporates an aura of modern fun and classic southwest whimsy. With serifs that embody the beautiful, natural curve of the Poblano Pepper, it captures the pepper’s essence and attitude of having the perfect amount of piquant heat. Perfectly suited for menus, headlines, and logos, Poblano will be the ideal garnish to complete and elevate your food, rustic, grunge and hipster themed designs. The Poblano menu includes: • A range of styles from elegantly thin to boastful black • Over 400 glyphs per weight • More than 50 stylistic alternatives • Upper and lowercase characters • Uniquely stylized to elevate your design and add that finishing touch This is the ultimate niche solution to both display and functional Tuscan serif fonts.

Dickybird Doodles? A dickybird is an ordinary bird, not a raptor or game bird. This illustration font has 32 of them. Birds in a cage, on a wire, in a nest. A flamingo, toucan, sandpiper, cardinal, penguin, heron, chicken & rooster, hummingbird, swan. Some line, some reverse and one with polka dots.

a tuscan experimentation

classic wood type tuscan digitization font

Xyla is a tuscan/blackletter mixed font style.

Free interpretation of the classic Gothic Tuscan 1, by William Hamilton Page.

A slightly wide gothic with just a touch of flair. This font will add a nice elegant touch to all your designs; works great for text and headlines.

Grades is a font with an amazing natural handwritten touch. Perfect for various design projects that need a touch of excitement! Is there any questions, don't hesitate to ask me :) Letteratom

Regina is a calligraphic-influenced hybrid light-face Tuscan-serif roman with a companion swash italic.

Meet Actalle, a calligraphy font that effortlessly blends the grace of traditional script with a modern touch. It's a perfect choice for various design projects. Actalle's delicate strokes and fluid lines capture the timeless charm of classic calligraphy, adding a touch of sophistication to your work. Add a touch of calligraphic sophistication with Actalle. Transform your text into a work of art.

Tuscaloosa is a hybrid script that includes Tuscan (bifurcated) serif treatments. The design of Tuscaloosa began as a set of organically-formed initials, the Tuscan serifs being reminiscent of shoots and leaves bursting forth. Tuscaloosa also derives inspiration from the late Victorian era, when the development of newspaper and poster advertising led to extremes of weight in the main strokes. The font is intended to convey an aura of excitement and fun that characterized those times! The name 'Tuscaloosa' was chosen because of the appropriate combination of 'Tuscan' and 'looseness,' and because of its essentially American character.

A typical set of American Tuscan capitals cast by ATF in the middle of the nineteenth century.

Infection is a horror and halloween font. Designed with a zombie virus touch will give a creepy impression, This font is ideal for labels, posters, or pretty much anything else that requires a creepy touch.

DB Doodledeedoo is great for adorning a scrapbook page or adding a nice to touch to a card or invitation. Adds child like art to to give all your creations that fun home and family touch.

Tender and serif font with romantic tender touch.

Nyack is a built-from-scratch sans serif font with both inline and solid versions. There's a touch of Art Deco to its design for a touch of past elegance, but its use is not limited to retro projects.

Riana is handwritten, scanned and then carefully worked over to keep the rough touch and the typical "fountainpen" look. The result is a very lively, expressive font. To me it has an Existentialist touch, but don't ask me why.

Experience the art of personalized elegance with the Dalillah Handwriting Signature Font. This typeface effortlessly blends the authenticity of a handwritten signature with a touch of refinement, making it an exceptional choice for projects that demand a sophisticated and personalized touch.

Hister Bunga Font Duo Comes with a modern handwriting style and a font with an extraordinary typeface combined with a classy touch making it suitable for any project you are working on that requires two touch script and display fonts.

With a hint of flair and some nice update touches, Shenandoah Clarendon is a beautiful and modernized revival of the traditional Clarendon font. Adding new glyphs and measurements into the mix, it's sure to add a distinctive touch to your works!

Boomboyah is a natural dry brush font. This font has a striking look and a good flow that can add a stylish touch to your designs. It’s perfect for logos, quotes, posters, for clothing, and every other design which needs a unique touch.

Halistine Signature is a monoline script font with a signature style and a handwritten appearance. Inspired by handwritings, this font exudes elegance, smoothness, and a personal touch. This font is suitable for designs that require a personal touch and a casual feel.

MalitiaVetus is a decorative blackletter font with influences of Old English, Lombardic and Tuscan styles. Is perfect to create authentic medieval documents

Although this font resembles the FontMesa High noon font a closer look reveals much more rounded serifs to this Antique Tuscan font.

MalitiaVetus is a decorative blackletter font with influences of Old English, Lombardic and Tuscan styles. Is perfect to create authentic medieval documents

Writeback Bring a touch of unique character to your designs with this simple style script brush font. The font features a mix of clean and simple brush strokes, with a touch of texture added to enhance its natural look. The casual script style and mixed textures make this font versatile, allowing it to be used for a wide range of projects. Give your designs a touch of creativity and personality with this simple style script brush font. Writeback also have 2 different style, so you can easily combine and adjust the design theme with it Its perfect for casual and fun designs, this font is great for adding a personal touch to t-shirt designs, logos, posters, and more.