Copperplate typefaces from ITC
for Macintosh or Windows

 
 

	Gravura A classic copperplate script style in every sense of the word, perfect thickness of stroke and letter proportions set it ahead of the crowd in this very competitive category. Initial capitals provide an ornamental flourish and blend beautifully with the simple, elegant lines of a lowercase that has been painstakingly prepared to ensure free-flowing linkage. British designer Phill Grimshaw has also included a selection of ending elements to give settings a special, personalized appearance.

	Balmoral An elegant, free-flowing copperplate script style designed by renowned British designer Martin Wait. Generous initial capitals complement the more restrained lower case letters that join for balanced letter spacing in word settings. Excellent for certificates, citations, diplomas and greeting card applications.

	Commercial Script This elegant copperplate script style has the appearance of grace and classical refinement. Commercial Script offers a timeless beauty that makes it an ever popular choice. The capitals are designed as initials for a lowercase where letterforms join together in true script fashion.

	ITC Edwardian Script Regular A new typeface from the hand of Ed Benguiat. Great time and care went into the design of ITC Edwardian Script. Not only did the delicate and sophisticated letterforms have to be painstakingly drawn and redrawn, the connections of the letters had to be drafted so they created perfect junctures between letters. In addition, Benguiat rendered a series of "baroque" alternate capitals for those occasions when "merely beautiful" is not enough. ITC Edwardian Script is available in regular and bold weights. Special baroque capitals have also been designed and included as alternates to the standard design.

	ITC Edwardian Script Bold Designed by Ed Benguiat. ITC Edwardian Script is available in regular and bold weights. Special baroque capitals have also been designed and included as alternates to the standard design.

	Young Baroque This elegant copperplate typeface is somewhat different from others in the script category due to its slightly condensed lowercase letterforms. With its beautiful, free flowing initial capitals and stunning array of lowercase alternatives, Young Baroque looks magnificent in word settings and is ideally suited for diplomas and citations. Created by the American west coast designer Doyald Young.

	Carl Beck Elegant script font by Swedish calligrapher, typographer and designer Bo Berndal. [Show sample or buy Carl Beck at fonts.com]

Standard Zanerian Engrosser's Script This is not a font. This beautiful script was hand written by US Master Penman E.A. Lupfer. He wrote »Lessons in Roundhand or Engrosser's script« in »The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing« — one of the best instructional books for Copperplate calligraphy ever published. [Read more]

What is Copperplate?

copperplate script »formally English round hand, in calligraphy, dominant style among 18th-century writing masters, whose copybooks were splendidly printed from models engraved on copper. The alphabet was fundamentally uncomplicated, but the basic strokes were often concealed in luxuriant flourishing.« [Read the complete Encyclopædia Britannica Article]

Calligraphy in the 17th and 18th Centuries »In Renaissance books calligraphy was printed from woodblocks, but in the 17th century wood was replaced by copperplates. These engravings resulted in much finer lines and increasingly elaborate writing books. One of the finest calligraphic artists was Jan van de Velde of Holland. Maria Strick of Rotterdam and Ester Inglis of Scotland were 17th-century professional calligraphers. In England, Edward Cocker, Charles Snell, and John Clark and other calligraphers in France and Spain spread the new copperplate styles. In the 18th century, The Universal Penman (1733-1741), by the English calligrapher George Bickham, appealed to businessmen, administrators, and schoolmasters. Calligraphic scripts continued to serve as models for type designs. For the businessman and student it was not easy to attain the perfection of the engraved scripts with the use of quill pens. To speed up writing, the pen was held at a far steeper angle, hairlines were thin, and curves and downstrokes swelled with pressure from the hand. As commerce took over, penmanship declined.« [From the article »Calligraphy« Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001 http://encarta.msn.com ©1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ©1993-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.]

”Wedding Fonts”

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