Stirling was one of the Latin calligraphy pioneers who presented an improved variation of English calligraphy in Spain and made it popular in the nineteenth century.
Some scans from that book acted as initial basis for the caps in my Poem Script. However it was always
in the back of my mind that I should do a copperplate, and the Stirling design was the perfect source.
My intent was to drift far from Stirling's abundant ornamentation, and work within simplified forms of his ideas. As it typically is with most of my projects, Bellissima became its own bird and shaped its own flying patterns. All of a sudden there were many ligatures, multiple endings and swashed connections, numerous alternates for both uppercase and lowercase.
Bellissima has a gushing energy that appeals much beyond its sourcing. It's planned for these modern-day times of gratitude for old crafty things like stationery and letterpress, where its origins assist it shine brightly.
Bellissima Script Pro is a complete font with almost 2000 characters complete of alternates, swashes, ligatures & & accessories covering a wide combination of latin languages and Bellissima Script Redux is a random sample of glyphs completely functional with a minimized rate.
Font Family:
· Bellissima Script Pro
· Bellissima Script Redux
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