Beatrice No. 30 Process Book

Printed booklet showing the process of designing a 19th Century type revival.

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Opening introductory page with a green overlay over an illustration from Dante's Purgatory with Beatrice No. 30 written front and center
Opening introductory page with a green overlay over an illustration from Dante's Purgatory with Beatrice No. 30 written front and center
Open spread of original source material from Dante. Opening to the same illustration previewed in the first image.
Additional source material pulled for reference from Bruce's Specimen Book and Bruce Old Style No. 31
Photograph of a 10x micro lens / loupe on top of a page of Dante's Pergatory.
Preview of original type referenced next to my type work for Beatrice No. 30
Large capital A next to a lowercase a using black and an olive green

About the Project

A 36-page, thread-and-knot sewn, booklet explaining the process of designing Beatrice No. 30, a 19th Century type revival. To learn more about the type project itself, visit the Beatrice No. 30 Type Revival

Thank You

Beatrice No. 30 was created with the excellent guidance and support of the Type West Online instructors and teaching assistants.

Lead Instructor: Sahar Afshar
Co-Instructor: Michele Patanè
Type History and Theory Instructor: Ewan Clayton
TAs: Nora Warschewski, Allie Schmitz, and Kurt F. Shaffert

View on the Letterform Archive website, along with the revivals of the whole Type West Online 2024 cohort.