About Bodoni Egyptian Volume
Unique among monoline slab serif types, Bodoni Egyptian has simple, neo-classical form and proportion, and details that are antique, not machine-age. Stroke weight is the same for capitals and lower case. These features distinguish it from the definitive monoline Egyptian, Weiss' Memphis of 1928, which was devoutly industrial in its effect and set the tone for those that followed, right through Lubalin Graph, and from the more recent TheSerif and Silica which are humanist, with smooth, complex asymmetric curved strokes. The Thin and Light weights of Bodoni Egyptian are delicate fonts that work well at very large sizes. |
