P22 Morris is a several classification font style household. This typeface has 3 styles and was published by P22 Type Foundry.

William Morris (1834-1896) was probably the most prominent figure in the decorative arts and private press movements of the late 19th and early 20th century. In reaction to the increasing lack of quality that the commercial revolution brought on, Morris looked for a return to the perfects of the middle ages craftsman. Dissatisfied with the commercially available typefaces of the day, he carried out the design of the fonts for his books himself.

The P22 Morris font set functions brand-new variations of Morris's well-known type styles for his Kelmscott Press. The two primary typefaces include complete global character sets for Western European languages.
P22 developed MORRIS GOLDEN with a rough edge to replicate the appearance of printing on handmade paper. There is a more "improved" recent variation of Golden, but its sterile digitization does not approach the result that Morris achieved in his Kelmscott books. You'll observe the handmade impact less in the smaller sized sizes however will discover it quite decorative in the larger sizes. (Morris cut his Golden key in just one size for the Kelmscott Press, around equal to 14 points.)

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P22's variation of MORRIS TROY is more smooth than Morris Golden and is true to the initial Morris design. It is based on the Kelmscott Troy type (an 18 point font style) and its smaller equivalent, the Chaucer type (a 12 point font style). American Type Creators made an unapproved version of Troy, "Satanick," 189?, contrary to Morris's dream that it not be provided commercially.( Legend has it that the identifying of Satanick originates from William Morris informing the representative asking about making copies of his fonts available to go to hell) Several digital versions of Troy (and Satanick) have actually appeared over the years. The P22 variation uses a lot more accurate rendering than any previous version. Morris designed the original Troy typeface to be spaced extremely tightly; our variation shows and honors his intention.

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The MORRIS ACCESSORIES are based on those Morris developed and used in his Kelmscott Press books. Characters in the positions of the letters A to Z are ornamental drop cap initials. Characters in the number key positions replicate other Morris decorations. (See the accompanying key chart.) Similar to all heading font styles and complicated dingbats characters, this font style is best utilized at larger point sizes (e.g., 48, 72, 120). Usage in body text or at little point sizes on-screen might not accomplish desired results.

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P22 is grateful to William S. Peterson, Steven O. Saxe and the Lightsey-Offutt Library who gave important research help to this project.

.Font Family:
· P22 Morris Troy
· P22 Morris Golden
· P22 Morris Ornaments