Trump Mediaeval
Linotype · Georg Trump · 1954
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Georg Trump's characterful old-style serif, jointly released by C. E. Weber and Linotype in 1954 and used in George R. R. Martin's fantasy novels.
About
Trump Mediaeval takes its name from the German typographic term for darkly coloured roman typefaces inspired by Venetian old-style models. Designed by Georg Trump and released in 1954, it has a robust personality and was used in the 1975 Gotteslob Catholic hymnal. Digital versions are available from Linotype and Adobe.
Classification
Old-style serif initially produced by C. E. Weber and Linotype. 'Mediaeval' refers to the German term for dark, roman old-style letterforms — not blackletter. Used for George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.
Weights
RegularItalicBoldBold Italic
Languages
Latin
Tags
old-stylebookliteraryclassicgerman