Member joh… Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform I've been looking for a Clarendon-style font that has text/oldstyle figures. The closest I've been able to come is Caslon (which has no ball terminals, is too elegant), a slab serif like Joanna (not really close at all), and New Caledonia (not *too* bad) but I'd like a real one. (ps Link to comment
Member For… Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 PMN Caecilia comes semi-close, except for how it's more of a mono-width font than a "true" egyptian like Clarendon. Aside from that, I think you're out of luck. Most of the Egyptian revivals appear to be based on woodcut types (and so are digitized without too many extras), with the exception of Clarendon, and all of the versions / knockoffs of Clarendon I was able to find have lining figures. Maybe you could borrow old-style figures from a similarly weighted serif typeface like Cheltenham? (Farao doesn't answer your question, as it has contemporary figures, but it sure is cute, so I thought I'd throw it in anyway. I love Storm!) Link to comment
Member joh… Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Forrest, Thanks for the Farao tip--it has some interesting quirks. Unfortunately, I don't know of any Cheltenhams (I have ITC and Bitstream) that have OSF. Even New Century Schoolbook Fractions (logically) has no OSF. New Caledonia comes closest (It has teardrop terminals instead of ball terminals and an arabic 1.) I guess I'll just have to use Century in a historically appropriate manner. SIgh, . . . Link to comment
Member rag… Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 So after ten years since the original post, I am wondering if there is a version of Clarendon (or a design similar to it) with Oldstyle figures now? I love Clarendon so much, but I simply can not do the lining numbers, it hurts in a paragraph. Please help and tell me there is a recent design I am missing on. Thank you in advance! Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/clarendon-text/ Link to comment
Member can… Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Aside from the already-posted Clarendon Text, my favorite choice for this would be Sentinel, by Hoefler & Co. Link to comment
Member rag… Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Oh yes! I love it! Thank you! So excited! Link to comment
Member rag… Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Oh yes! I love it! Thank you! So excited! Link to comment
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