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A Venetian Oldstyle drawn by Christian Schwartz in 2003 for Roger Black's redesign of the Houston Chronicle, with optical sizes spanning headline, deck and text use.
About
The design draws its basic structures from British Monotype's Italian Old Style, which itself traces back to William Morris's Golden Type. The italic takes cues from Nebiolo Jenson Oldstyle, with further influence from ATF Jenson Oldstyle, while the Bold uses much shorter serifs to allow tight spacing in news contexts. Now part of Commercial Type's Vault, the family was originally a custom commission and may have limited character set coverage.
Classification
Venetian Oldstyle rooted in British Monotype's Italian Old Style (itself derived from William Morris's Golden Type), with additional influence from Nebiolo Jenson Oldstyle and ATF Jenson Oldstyle. Originally drawn for newspaper use, with a Bold featuring shortened serifs for tight spacing.