A roman inspired font..but which one?

[davcoccio]

Hello

Could someone tell me what font is this one?




Thank you!

[gwpriester]

Welcome to TalkGraphics

Check back. One of the typographical gurus should have a suggestion.

[handrawn]

no font expert me, but that is not very Roman [as in Ancient]

doesn't make much sense in Latin either

ok maybe not much help, sorry... I'm inclined to think it was made from shapes, but then like I said, no font expert me...

[mwenz]

It's not a font I can find. Often times, people will use Trajan Pro:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/trajan/

Schneidler Initials (which I have used several times):
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/groupty...dler-initials/

Caslon Openface:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstre...lon-open-face/

Etc.

[handrawn]

not bad - but not perfect for classical Roman; for example:

the capital P in Trajan has a gap which is not authentic - in Schneidler the swept tails for Q and R are not right, Q is close if a bit long and should be straight not curved, R is just wrong

[Gare]

The example davcoccio posted contained many characters that couldn't be read by sites such as IntelliFont or What the Font, so I separated the background out...and except for the live forum who might be able to help you at What The Font, the machine readers turned up nothing.

My first guess, like Mike's was that it might be similar to Trajon Pro or Trump Medieval Black.

Technically, It's a Roman font in today's descriptions, because it has thick and thin strokes. It's also a member of the Didot family because of the angle of the thin and thick strokes is almost perfectly vertical.

My guess is that someone either found a font they liked out there on places such as 101 fonts, that it's shareware, and you're never going to find it unless you can find the person who created the piece and ask them.

If you want a typeface that looks like it was carved in stone in ancient Greece or Rome, there's stuff like "Socrates", but it looks a little hokey and too thin, and "Lithos" is definitely Greek influenced, but probably not what you seek.

Take a look at how Tiffany Heavy, a little smushed, compares to your font sample. No, it's not perfect, but you could customize the glyphs in Xara. It has the Didot verticals, it has the triangle serifs, and it doesn't look new. :)





My Best,

Gary