Genath
Optimo · François Rappo
François Rappo's Baroque revival of Johann Wilhelm Haas's 1720 Genath Foundry types, with text and display optical cuts.
About
A Baroque revival serif by François Rappo, drawn from a 1720 specimen of Johann Wilhelm Haas's first design for the Genath Foundry in Basel. Slightly condensed and highly contrasting, the family keeps the playful, fancy details of the source while offering a clean digital interpretation. Text weights run from Light to Extrabold with italics, and a Display cut adds Thin and finer-tuned proportions for headlines and footnotes alike.
Classification
Optimo describes Genath as a revival type based on a 1720 specimen including Johann Wilhelm Haas's first design for the Genath Foundry in Basel, slightly condensed, highly contrasting and Baroque in character.