Century Library offers 92 restored 19th-century fonts
Original title: Antique Fonts Collection – Restored 19th Century Typefaces
The fonts are scans of original specimens with limited character sets, not redesigned typefaces.
Century Library is selling a collection of restored typefaces taken from original specimens in its archive. It says each font was scanned, cleaned, and converted for use, keeping printed imperfections. The listing covers 92 illustrations, and available characters vary by source.
- The collection lists 92 illustrations.
- Character sets match only the original specimens.
- Century Library says these are not modern redesigns.
- Organizations
- Century Library
From the original article
1 min read at centurylibrary.comIntroducing our growing collection of restored typefaces, carefully revived from original specimens in the Century Library archive. Each one is a direct translation of the past – scanned, cleaned up, and converted into a working font so you can actually use these historic letterforms, not just look at them. These aren’t modern interpretations or redesigns.
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