Américaine
X Cicéro · 1870
displaywood type display
A revival of 19th-century American wood type in a single Roman weight, drawn from Hamilton wood type sources circa 1870.
About
Taking cues from Hamilton wood type of the 1870s, Américaine recalls the bold display letterforms used in American poster printing of the period. A single Roman weight is offered, keeping the family tightly focused on headline and display use. The labelling as 'Modern' on the specimen page situates it within the stylistic conventions of that era rather than the typographic classification of the same name.
Classification
The page references Hamilton wood type from 1870s America and labels it 'Modern', pointing to a revival of 19th-century American wood type display letterforms typical of poster and headline printing.
Weights
Regular
Languages
Latin
Tags
wood-typedisplayrevival19th-centuryamericanposterhamilton