Right on the heels of the tremendous popularity wave that made Hollandse Mediaeval the most secondhand Dutch typeface throughout the Great War years, Sjoerd H. de Roos was asked to create a 15 point type for De Zilverdistel, Jean François van Royen's publishing company.

So in between 1914 and 1916, de Roos and van Royen collaborated on the typeface eventually understood as Zilvertype, and which both parties saw as an improved version of Hollandse Mediaeveal.

Like Hollandse Mediaeval, Zilvertype was based upon the Jenson design, but it is easier, with more conventional metrics, and lighter and more traditional in colour.

This digital version of Zilvertype includes little caps, five various sets of figures, a lot of ligatures, and extended language assistance covering most Latin languages. Zilvertype Pro contains over 590 characters.


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