Hortensia was designed by Rebecca Alaccari, Patrick Griffin, Emil Gursch and published by Canada Type.
Hortensia contains 1 style.
Hortensia, designed around 1900 by Emil Gursch for his own Berlin foundry, is a typeface most expressive of the post-Victorian aesthetic that was all the rage in both Europe and America during the second half of the 19th century and up until the Great War. It is a reduced aesthetic of sharp points and natural curves that almost want to apologize for their own elegance, but clearly embody the simple excitement about the blossoming of industry and crafts during the period. This deco script trend would get a re-run for about a decade on either side of the second World War - especially in the entertainment and financial industries - before giving way to art nouveau and big brush faces.
Hortensia was Gursch's most popular typeface, used extensively and prominently in many beautiful type catalogs, and a commonly seen design element in Germany for quite a while after its release.
This digital version brings plenty of fixes and additions to the original metal Hortensia design, including many alternates sprinkled throughout the character set, and support for a wide range of Latin-based languages (including Central European, Baltic, Turkish and Welsh).
Font Family: Hortensia
File Size: 16.4 MB
Tags: 1800s, art deco, art nouveau,
banner,
calligraphic,
calligraphy,
certificate,
cursive,
decorative,
disconnected,
elegant,
engraving,
entertainment,
fancy,
fashionable,
flair,
german,
invitation,
lettering,
logo,
magic, maps,
pirate,
poster,
retro,
script,
showcard, sign lettering, sign painting, swashes,
vintage,
wedding,
wildRelease date: July 23, 2009
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