Times Old Roman

The adventures of one of the most influential typefaces

To paraphrase an old adage, typefaces are not born, they are made. And one of the world’s most common fontface, the Roman type, was not born in Rome, but made in Venice.

If choosing a font today in MS Word’s rich collection is a question of scrolling and clicking, in the 15th century it was a matter of chasing and marvelling. Chasing ancient Roman inscri…