Madrigal
PSY/OPS Type Foundry · Lars Bergquist · 2004
A five-style text serif by Lars Bergquist, released in 2004, covering Western and Eastern European character sets with small caps, ligatures and mathematical symbols.
About
Designed for continuous text setting, Madrigal follows the traditional family structure of roman, italic, bold and bold italic, supplemented by a dedicated small caps font. The character set extends to Eastern European languages alongside mathematical symbols and ligatures, making it a practical choice for multilingual book work. Its elegant proportions place it in the classical text serif tradition.
Classification
A classic text serif with five weights including small caps, ligatures and broad European character support, following the conventions of traditional book typography with roman, italic, bold and bold italic companions.