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Scotch Roman
Category Serif Scotch Roman typefaces are a serif font, suitable for
both body text and large text such as headings. De Vinne
Designer(s) Samuel Nelson Dickinson described Scotch Roman as “a small, neat, round letter,
Foundry Alexander Wilson and Son with long ascenders, and not noticeably condensed or
compressed.”[2]
Date released 1839
These typefaces were extremely influential on many
modern typefaces, including Caledonia, Georgia, and
Scotch Roman refers to a class of typefaces popular in
Escrow (commissioned by the Wall Street Journal)[3].
the early nineteenth century, particularly in the United
States and to a lesser extent the United Kingdom. These
typefaces were modeled on an original 1839 design by Sa- References
muel Nelson Dickinson, founder of the Dickinson Type
[1] Essay on Scotch Roman typefaces
Foundry in Boston, who had the design cut by Richard
[2] De Vinne, Theodore Low. Plain Printing Types.
Austin, and cast by Alexander Wilson and Son in Glasgow,
Oswald Publishing Company, New York, 1914.
Scotland.[1] The name of the font family is derived from
[3] Font Bureau description of Escrow typeface
the location of the font foundry.
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