Testament
Testament is a serif typeface published by Canada Type, designed by Patrick Griffin and Philip Bouwsma. It is one of 176 typefaces from Canada Type in the Type.lol catalog, 40 of them serif.
From the foundry
Testament F rom the standpoint of calligraphy, a font family of capitals and uncials makes perfect sense. The Roman square capitals, the quadrata, are matched by round capitals of older Greek origin; the word "uncus" means hook-shaped like a beak or talon. Interrelated and often interchangeable, these capital letters served as book hands for both the Latin West and the Greek-speaking East before they evolved into minuscule alphabets. The Testament family is based on the few formal capital manusc
Published by Canada Type
Typeface on the foundry website
- Classification
- serif
- Weights
- Book