Miller & Richard
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Miller & Richard was a type foundry based in Edinburgh that designed and manufactured metal type. It operated from 1809 to 1952.
A specimen newspaper printed using Miller & Richard typefaces.
Old Style (Miller & Richard)
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Old Style, later referred to as modernised old style, is a series of serif typefaces cut from the mid-nineteenth century and sold by the type foundry Miller & Richard, of Edinburgh in Scotland. It was
Miller & Richard
…1832. It was based in Reikie's Court off Nicolson Street. One of the most notable sets of designs of the foundry was a "modernised old face" known as Old Style - an adaptation of the old-style serif fonts of the 1500-1800 period such as Caslon, but regularised to match the greater evenness and grace expected…
Miller & Richard's original specimen for their Old Style fonts, in a mock-traditional style with the long s and archaic ligatures.
Old Style in a Miller & Richard specimen, showing its quite wide, light structure.
Old Style Italic in a Miller & Richard specimen. The italic has a strong slant.