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PASTAFICIO - Early 20th c. Italian Calligraphic Serif

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This is from an old flyer - would love some insight on the provenance / foundry / typeface or designer. Thanks!

Solved by Ralf Herrmann

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sorry, upload issues. Thanks for your interest!

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  • 2 weeks later...
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Do we think this was hand-drawn?

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sorry, not 'ferrara' - i'm curious about the PASTIFICIO type

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Okay, this was time-consuming as there was no reasonable way to narrow down the search. 

But I could identify it as Moderne Versalien by Bauer. 

A digital version is Sveva. https://www.myfonts.com/de/collections/sveva-as-versal-font-astype/?tab=glyphs

Don’t get confused by the glyph variations. All the letters are there. 

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