Designed by Hermann Zapf in 1948 and cut in metal by August
Rosenberger at D. Stempel AG. Released in 1950 and later adapted
for the Linotype machine. [Linotype]
Accompanied by the lighter and more narrow
Aldus-Buchschrift for text sizes and the Greek
Heraklit. Michelangelo (Greek:
Phidias) and the heavier Sistina are
display complements. Kompakt, Virtuosa
(Greek: Frederika), Saphir and even
Gilgengart were
all advertised as distant relatives of the greater
Palatino family.
Many digital versions, including authorized (URW
Palladio, Zapf Calligraphic 801) and
unauthorized versions (Book Antiqua). A revised
version with Cyrillic and Greek More…
Designed by Hermann Zapf in 1948 and cut in metal by August Rosenberger at D. Stempel AG. Released in 1950 and later adapted for the Linotype machine. [Linotype] Accompanied by the lighter and more narrow Aldus-Buchschrift for text sizes and the Greek Heraklit. Michelangelo (Greek: Phidias) and the heavier Sistina are display complements. Kompakt, Virtuosa (Greek: Frederika), Saphir and even Gilgengart were all advertised as distant relatives of the greater Palatino family.
Many digital versions, including authorized (URW Palladio, Zapf Calligraphic 801) and unauthorized versions (Book Antiqua). A revised version with Cyrillic and Greek is included both in Windows (Palatino Linotype) and Mac OS (Palatino). Completely reworked in 2005 as Palatino Nova.
