Epicene Text

Klim Type Foundry · Kris Sowersby · 2021

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Epicene Text specimen from Klim Type Foundry

A Baroque text serif drawn from Rosart and Fleischmann, tuned with quieter detail for body copy in books and editorial.

About

A Baroque text serif by Kris Sowersby and the body-copy companion to Epicene Display, rooted in the same 18th century work of Rosart and Fleischmann. Five roman weights from Light to Black come with matching italics, with details settled down so the page reads steady at book and magazine sizes. Reaches for a literary register where Tiempos Text would feel too neutral and a Garalde revival would feel too quiet.

Classification

Klim classifies it as Baroque Old-Style; the text counterpart to Epicene Display, drawing on Rosart and Fleischmann with details tuned to add rigour at small sizes.

Weights

LightRegularMediumBoldBlack

Optical sizes and widths

Text

Family

Epicene Display

Languages

Latin Extended