font_category: decorative

This stylish stout script was originally issued in the 1930s under the name “Fulgor” by the spanish foundry Fundición Gans. Cursory research suggests that Saks-Fifth Avenue found it suitably snooty to use extensively in...

This curly, swirly antique offering is based on a Victorian-era typeface called “Fillet”. Opening and closing flourishes can be found at the brace and bracket positions, and the ribbon effect can be carried between...

This jaunty display face was discovered in one of the many books on sign writing produced by Eric Matthews. The work was signed “King Cole”, hence the font’s name. This typeface’s large x-height and...

A late nineteenth-century type specimen catalog from Farmer, Little & Co. yielded this droll little typeface, originally called “Arbor”. The distinctive decorations of the face suggested a fool’s cap, and thus the font got...

In his book Victorian Display Alphabets, Dan X. Solo called this specimen “Marquette”. This unicase version features a complete character set, and is named after a favorite watering hole in Texas on the Guadeloupe...

The 1907 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler type specimen catalog called this unique typeface simply “Umbra”. Since that name is already taken, it now has another. Due to the highly ornate nature of this face,...

The book Modern Alphabets, published in 1930, called this diamond in the rough from Continental Typefounders Nova Bold. Well, it’s neither new nor modern anymore, but it’s a warm, friendly face that’s sure to...

The inspiration for this typeface was found tucked away in what is arguably the worst book of advertising clip art ever published (cleverly entitled The Advertising Cartoon Clip Art Book from 1971). It’s so...

This graceful charmer is based on a Victorian-era typeface called “Romanesque”. It takes its name from a cathedral in England considered by many to be the finest example of Romanesque architecture in the British...

Two handlettered typefaces from J. M. Bergling’s 1914 classic, Art Alphabets and Lettering collided to produce this lively and unusual combination. The caps were originally called “Morocco”, and the lowercase are taken from his...