Tuscan Antique and Gothic styles, borrowed from print and calligraphy, were perfect for signs, posters, handbills and other large format advertising. Sign painter, Frank Atkinson demonstrated several Tuscan forms in his book Sign Painting, A Complete Manual. Modified & Spurred Tuscan Romans were inspired by this and other works of the same period.
Font Family:
· FHA Modified Tuscan Roman
· FHA Modified Tuscan Roman Open
· FHA Spurred Tuscan Roman
· FHA Spurred Tuscan Roman Open
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