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Copperplate Gothic is a typeface designed by Frederic W. Goudy and first produced by American Type Founders (ATF) beginning in 1901. While termed a " Gothic " (another term for sans-serif ), the face has small glyphic serifs that act to emphasize the blunt terminus of vertical and horizontal strokes.
Frederic William Goudy (/ ˈɡaʊdi / GOW-dee; [2] March 8, 1865 – May 11, 1947) was an American printer, artist and type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Goudy Old Style and Kennerley. [3] He was one of the most prolific of American type designers and his self-named type continues to be one of the most popular in America.
A copperplate script is a style of calligraphic writing most commonly associated with English Roundhand. Although often used as an umbrella term for various forms of pointed pen calligraphy, Copperplate most accurately refers to script styles represented in copybooks created using the intaglio printmaking method .
Copperplate Gothic (1905, ATF), originally designed for Marder, Luse, & Co., ATF immediately adopted it and made it the first in a hugely successful series: Clarence C. Marder and Morris Fuller Benton later cut dozens of variations for ATF. 'Gothic' was a contemporary term for sans-serif typefaces; it has nothing to do with 'gothic' or ...
Copperplate Gothic Series. Copperplate Gothic Heavy (1905, Goudy), originally designed for Marder, Luse, & Co., ATF immediately adopted it and made it the first in a hugely successful series. P. T. Barnum (1938 + 1949) a revival of Marder, Luse, & Co.'s nineteenth century French Clarendon, also known as Italian Condensed. [4]
While he disliked sans-serif typefaces in general, the American printer J. L. Frazier wrote of Copperplate Gothic in 1925 that "a certain dignity of effect accompanies ... due to the absence of anything in the way of frills", making it a popular choice for the stationery of professionals such as lawyers and doctors. [79]
In 1869, the brothers Alson E., Arthur Middleton, George W., and Warren Barnhart purchased the Great Western Type Foundry. [1] They subsequently incorporated as Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. It was a successful foundry known for innovative type design and well designed type catalogs. Oz Cooper, Will Ransom, Robert Wiebking, and Sidney Gaunt all ...
Copperplate (or copper-plate, copper plate) may refer to: Any form of intaglio printing using a metal plate (usually copper), or the plate itself. Engraving. Etching. Copperplate script, a style of handwriting and typefaces derived from it. Copperplate Gothic, a glyphic typeface designed by Frederic Goudy in 1901.