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Algerian: The typeface

Various implementations of Stephenson and Blake's Algerian (1911) exist. Algerian is reminiscent of 19th century woodcut types and suggests the Victorian era. Modern versions were made by Philip Kelly at Letraset in 1968, and by Alan Meeks in 1988. In the early digital era, thee is a Letraset font, Algerian, and renamed early digital fonts OPTI Achilles (Castcraft) and Alfredo (SoftMaker). There are also Algerian [1994, URW++], Algerian Condensed [Linotype], Algerian Condensed [1988, Alan Meeks for ITC], Algerian EF [Elsner+Flake; based on Philip Kelly's version from 1968], Algerian Mesa [FontMesa], and Tavern [2017, FontMesa]. Tavern (2017), by Michael hagemann at FontMesa, is by far the most extensive collection of fonts. It includes every possible alternate glyph that ever existed for Algerian.

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file name: Elsner Flake Algerian E F 2001


file name: Philip Kelly Algerian Letraset 1968


file name: Philip Kelly Algerian Letraset 1968b


file name: Font Mesa Algerian Mesa 2005


file name: Font Mesa Algerian Mesa 2005 220135


file name: Font Mesa Algerian Mesa 2005 220136


file name: Font Mesa Algerian Mesa 2005 220137


file name: Font Mesa Algerian Mesa 2005 220138


file name: Font Mesa Algerian Mesa 2005


file name: Font Mesa Tavern 2017 230123


file name: Font Mesa Tavern 2017


file name: Michael Hagemann Tavern Alt Open 2017


file name: Michael Hagemann Tavern Alt Out X L 2017


file name: Michael Hagemann Tavern Bold 2017


file name: Michael Hagemann Tavern Open 2017


file name: Michael Hagemann Tavern Open X L 2017


file name: I T C Algerian Condensed 2000


file name: Linotype Algerian Condensed 2006


file name: U R W Algerian 2000 138688


file name: U R W Algerian 2000







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