Barteldes is based on American architectural lettering and sign painting. Capital letters were based on architectural lettering by the Denver architectural firm Gove & Walsh and built in 1906. Lowercase letters were based on exemplars in Frank Atkinson's classic manual "Sign Painting Up to Now", published in 1909.
Font Family:
· Barteldes Small Extralight
· Barteldes Medium Extralight
· Barteldes Large Extralight
· Barteldes Small Light
· Barteldes Medium Light
· Barteldes Large Light
· Barteldes Small Book
· Barteldes Medium Book
· Barteldes Large Book
· Barteldes Small Medium
· Barteldes Medium Medium
· Barteldes Large Medium
· Barteldes Small Semibold
· Barteldes Medium Semibold
· Barteldes Large Semibold
· Barteldes Small Bold
· Barteldes Medium Bold
· Barteldes Large Bold
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