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A two-style decorative display face drawn from 19th-century Old Russian lettering traditions, with unicase construction and elaborate flourished strokes.
About
Designed by Igor Nastenko at the Design Studio of Igor Nastenko in 1996, the face references historical Old Russian and Church Slavonic letterform conventions. The specimen reveals dramatic stroke contrast, stencil-like counters and curling terminals that give the design a highly ornamental character. Two styles are offered: Bold and Church Bold.
Classification
The specimen shows letterforms drawn from 19th-century Old Russian and Church Slavonic traditions, with dramatic stroke contrast, unicase construction and elaborate flourished terminals – placing it firmly in the decorative historicist display category.