British Standards for Type Classification

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British Standards for Type Classification Typeface classification according to "British Standards 2961:1967" (or BS 2961), British Standards Institution, London, 1967. Humanist: Centaur, Jenson, Verona, Kennerley. Garalde: Stempel Garamond, Garamond, Caslon Old Face, Granjon, Sabon, Bembo. Transitional: New Baskerville, Baskerville, Caslon, Fournier, Perpetua. Didone: Bodoni, Bauer Bodoni, Torino, Walbaum. Mechanistic: Clarendon, Memphis, Rockwell, Lubalin. Lineal Lineal Grotesque: Franklin Gothic Demi-Bold, Franklin Gothic, News Gothic, Alternate Gothic. Lineal Neo-Grotesque: Helvetica Light, Akzidenz Grotesk, Folio, Helvetica, Univers. Lineal Geometric: Avant Garde Medium, Avant Garde, Futura, Eurostile, Erbar. Lineal Humanist: Gill Sans, Goudy Sans, Optima. Incised: Albertus, Latin, Friz Quadrata. Script: Brush Script, Mistral, Park Avenue, Zapf Chancery. Manual: Neuland, Broadway, OCR-A, Pritchard. Black Letter: Fette Fraktur, Old English, Goudy Text, Wilhelm Klingspor-Schrift. Non-Latin.	EXTERNAL LINKS MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS British Standards for Type Classification The Brazilian type scene ⦿ Typeface Classification ⦿ OCR fonts ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Avant Garde typefaces ⦿ Modern style [Bodoni, Didot, Walbaum, Thorowgood, Computer Modern, etc.] ⦿ Caslon ⦿ Clarendon ⦿ Baskerville ⦿ Eric Gill and his typefaces ⦿ Bembo ⦿