Deepdene is a traditional Frederic Goudy design called after his modest estate in Marlboro New York. It was initially designed in 1927 for his own Village Letter Foundry but adapted to Lanston Monotype device casting in 1928 with the addition of Italics. Like a number of Goudy's italics, the inclination is subtle and in his own words "drew each character without referral to any other craftsman's work". The digital version of this handsome series includes roman, italic, small caps, accents, ligatures and swash italic.
The original Lanston Monotype type revealing stated "in positioning clarity into Deepdene Vibrant Italic, Mr. Goudy has maintained in it the impressive features of his other Deepdene deals with…… The inclination is somewhat less than usual in italic styles, and the letters have actually a pen drawn effect which is distinct as well as pleasing. The Deepdene family is special amongst Mr. Goudy's diversified types." We concur.
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