Please help me name this font!
October 17, 2007 6:23 AM Subscribe
Please help me name this ornate font!
Example here
Does anyone know what it's called? And where I can get it (hoping it's freeware, though I doubt it!)
Cheers!
Example here
Does anyone know what it's called? And where I can get it (hoping it's freeware, though I doubt it!)
Cheers!
Looks like an illuminated letter. The first letter of the first page in a chapter in old books was often dropcased and very ornate (old Bibles are a good example).
Look here, or search for "Illuminated Letters Font".
posted by JeremiahBritt at 6:45 AM on October 17, 2007
Look here, or search for "Illuminated Letters Font".
posted by JeremiahBritt at 6:45 AM on October 17, 2007
Also called Illumintated Initials.
posted by JeremiahBritt at 6:46 AM on October 17, 2007
posted by JeremiahBritt at 6:46 AM on October 17, 2007
Argh, that's "Drop Cap" not "drop case".
posted by JeremiahBritt at 6:51 AM on October 17, 2007
posted by JeremiahBritt at 6:51 AM on October 17, 2007
Response by poster: I've been trawling all typography resources I can find on the net, with no luck! Including looking for Illuminated and Ornate initials :(
Maybe it's not a font at all, but just a graphic creation with different elements... which is a shame because I really love it!
posted by Andorinha at 7:20 AM on October 17, 2007
Maybe it's not a font at all, but just a graphic creation with different elements... which is a shame because I really love it!
posted by Andorinha at 7:20 AM on October 17, 2007
Unlikely that it's a typeface but If you like that you could look somewhere like here for similar pieces you could combine?
posted by twistedonion at 7:50 AM on October 17, 2007
posted by twistedonion at 7:50 AM on October 17, 2007
Best answer: Whatthefont didn't help...
This isn't identical, but this font: Ruritania has lot's of nice filigree.
posted by cusack at 8:02 AM on October 17, 2007
This isn't identical, but this font: Ruritania has lot's of nice filigree.
posted by cusack at 8:02 AM on October 17, 2007
Best answer: I don't see that exact version, but House of Lime has a font called Ornamental Initials L with a lot of similar characters. They offer many ornate fonts like your example -- and they're free linkware.
posted by junkbox at 8:06 AM on October 17, 2007
posted by junkbox at 8:06 AM on October 17, 2007
Response by poster: Junkbox, you are spot on! It's one of the initials, with another L superimposed!
Cusack, Ruritania might be just right!
Cheers everyone!
posted by Andorinha at 9:47 AM on October 17, 2007
Cusack, Ruritania might be just right!
Cheers everyone!
posted by Andorinha at 9:47 AM on October 17, 2007
Also similar:
Duchy Initials
Royal Bavarian Fancy
Missionary
posted by Typographica at 12:45 PM on October 17, 2007
Duchy Initials
Royal Bavarian Fancy
Missionary
posted by Typographica at 12:45 PM on October 17, 2007
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posted by ian1977 at 6:40 AM on October 17, 2007