These characters are clearly based on the late 18th / early 19th century French models. The bowl of the P is typical of Didot, but the ball terminal of the R is not. Also, the swing of the 9 is atypical of the period.
It's probably a Didot of some sort, but none of the readily available versions that I could find -- Linotype Didot, HTF Didot, Ludlow Didot, Ambroise -- has these idiosyncratic features. Perhaps someone with more time will be able to track it down for you.
You can use FF's font-tester to check that it is indeed Bodoni Classic. BTW, this design reminds me a little of a face that I've never seen in use (in fact, that I've never seen at all but for a small sample in a magazine years ago) that's Jonathan Hoefler's Grazia Bodoni.
2 Mar 2003 — 6:20am
These characters are clearly based on the late 18th / early 19th century French models. The bowl of the P is typical of Didot, but the ball terminal of the R is not. Also, the swing of the 9 is atypical of the period.
It's probably a Didot of some sort, but none of the readily available versions that I could find -- Linotype Didot, HTF Didot, Ludlow Didot, Ambroise -- has these idiosyncratic features. Perhaps someone with more time will be able to track it down for you.
-- K.
2 Mar 2003 — 9:38am
That it does. Looks like the ad weight, but I can
2 Mar 2003 — 9:43am
Never mind. I was using fontfont.de. fontfont.com has 72 pt. previews.
2 Mar 2003 — 10:02am
You can use FF's font-tester to check that it is indeed
Bodoni Classic. BTW, this design reminds me a little
of a face that I've never seen in use (in fact, that I've
never seen at all but for a small sample in a magazine
years ago) that's Jonathan Hoefler's Grazia Bodoni.
2 Mar 2003 — 9:31am
It looks like FF Bodoni Classic.
5 Mar 2003 — 9:44am
Remember that Phil's Fonts has better FF showings.
Here's FF Bodoni Classic.