2a. Piranesi's Initials - Type Specimen
Jon Melton
Piranesi's Initials - Type Specimen
Research Type specimens
(Type specimens are defined as typographic design that showcases a typeface design and its use.)
These Initial letters were revived directly from an original engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s of plate 41 Fig. II and III from Le Antichità Romane of 1756, and their design was extended to include all 26 Capitals. Including a specific ‘G’ that reflects the Roman creation of the letter...
Research Type specimens
(Type specimens are defined as typographic design that showcases a typeface design and its use.)
These Initial letters were revived directly from an original engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s of plate 41 Fig. II and III from Le Antichità Romane of 1756, and their design was extended to include all 26 Capitals. Including a specific ‘G’ that reflects the Roman creation of the letter...
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