antiqua

Alternative form of Antiqua (“style of typeface”).

A style of typeface used to mimic styles of handwriting or calligraphy common during the 15th and 16th centuries.

The Tiemann antiqua of 1909 was a real success, however, and has found favour in England. The companion italic, the Tiemann kursiv is an even more handsome letter. Klingspor’s recent antiquas also include a highly successful character designed by Peter Behrens in 1914. The latest creation is an antiqua cut by Rudolph Koch.

The early letters of this kind have been classified as Transitional, implying that in their development they lay between the Antiquas and the Moderns; but when one looks at the free individualism of the street names of Bath, 25 and 26, it is obviously inappropriate nomenclature and only English will do.

Any typeface with serifs and modulation (often as opposed to Gothic).