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About

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Oldřich Menhart on his typographic course.
About The typographer Oldřich Menhart was gifted with extraordinary calligraphic talent, and a refined sense for typography and beautiful books. His typographic work was, and still is, wholly exceptional and has a genuine Czech character. 1. Oldřich Menhart on his typographic course 2. Oldřich Menhart working in his apartment at Nerudová Street No. 44 in Prague, Malá ... About

BC Vajgar

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The well-known and only proof of Vajgar. 1960s, Stráž printing house, České Budějovice. Source: National Museum Library. [1]
BC Vajgar The Vajgar typeface is Oldřich Menhart’s only poster typeface. Its fresh and lively draftsmanship is perfect for use in headlines—the characters fit together nicely. Vajgar’s addition to the Menhart’s font collection is well-deserved. The Vajgar typeface was created in 1961, commissioned by the Stráž printing house in České Budějovice and is actually a model ... BC Vajgar

BC Unciála

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The complete character set of the BC Unciála typeface. The ones marked in black are the original characters designed by Oldřich Menhart. The red characters are the ones that have been newly created.
BC Unciála Oldřich Menhart’s Unciála is one of the most successful attempts ever at modernizing historical letterforms. The minuscules and majuscules of the characters’ forms are timelessly combined into a unique and absolutely brilliant uncial typeface. Uncial letterforms emerged in the 3rd century by rounding Roman square capitals, the uncialaal Latin alphabet (see Menhart’s unciala). They ... BC Unciála

BC Parlament

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The BC Parlament typeface’s complete character set. The ones marked in black are the original characters designed by Oldřich Menhart. The red characters are the ones that have been newly created.
BC Parlament The Parlament typeface pays homage to medieval ceremonial manuscripts. It represents the pinnacle of Menhart’s calligraphic skills and his virtuosity in converting handwritten morphology into type. Parlament is Oldřich Menhart’s ceremonial typeface, based on models from early Renaissance humanist manuscripts. It feels calligraphed, with a soft, flexible pen with a straight nib. The distinctive breaking ... BC Parlament

BC Figural

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A series of corrections to the Figural typeface which led to researching and creating the so-called “authentic version.” The oldest revisions are dated December 10, 2018.
BC Figural Figural is one of the most beautiful book typefaces of the 20th century. In its design, Menhart masterfully succeeded in applying refined calligraphic principles to a functional set of characters. Figural Romana is a dynamic antiqua loosely based on historical Renaissance antiquas. Flat serifs without instrokes, often set in a slightly angled direction, are specific to Figural. Its ... BC Figural

BC Monument

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The complete character set of the BC Monument typeface. The ones marked in black are the original characters designed by Oldřich Menhart. The red characters are the ones that have been newly created.
BC Monument Monument is Menhart’s extraordinary artistic interpretation of majestic capitals. The typeface bears all of the features of ancient Roman monumental inscriptions carved in stone. In 1949, Oldřich Menhart was the graphic designer of publication “Satyr”, a set of lithographs by Max Švabinský accompanied by poems by Victor Hugo, for the Sfinx publishing house. He ... BC Monument