My dears,
Would anyone of you expertly knowledgeable types out there have the slightest clue what fonts were used on these handsomely crafted book jackets?
Eternally yours,
Elton
I had a more thorough look at the covers and I think the closest you'll get is Paratype's Bodoni. http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/paratype/bodoni/ It has the right x-height and almost the same glyph set.
The suggested Linotype Didot doesn't quite match -- it lacks the upward "ear" in the italic g from the word Krieg -- and this is the one characteristic I find makes these covers so intriguing..... Though I agree that the lowercase "a" doesn't quite match with the Bodoni I'm suggesting.
17 Jan 2006 — 11:17am
Looks like Bodoni to me. Specficially, Bauer Bodoni Condensed, I think. The funny little tail on the g is the giveaway.
17 Jan 2006 — 12:11pm
I think it's actually Linotype Didot rather than a Bodoni. The curve of the upper part of the bowl of the "a" is a tell-tale sign.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/didot/linotype-didot-bold/testdriv...
17 Jan 2006 — 12:54pm
I had a more thorough look at the covers and I think the closest you'll get is Paratype's Bodoni. http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/paratype/bodoni/ It has the right x-height and almost the same glyph set.
The suggested Linotype Didot doesn't quite match -- it lacks the upward "ear" in the italic g from the word Krieg -- and this is the one characteristic I find makes these covers so intriguing..... Though I agree that the lowercase "a" doesn't quite match with the Bodoni I'm suggesting.