What is the Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet font?
Some time ago I bought my smallest book ever: Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet* 57 x 72 mm. I thought it was the sweetest little book I had ever seen. Not knowing about the fame of the designer Kate Greenaway (1846-1901), I put it in some dark drawer and looked at it from time to time.
Kate’s books were all outstanding successes in English publishing history; she was an icon of the Victorian era. Some of those books are still being reprinted today. This little gem I had accidentally acquired has become very rare and I have not found any reprints yet. More…
So I thought maybe I could adapt her drawings for use on today’s computers. I ventured to redraw her delicate illustrations, blowing them up 300 percent, being forced to simplify them without losing her touch. It took quite some time! While redrawing them, I discovered that she most certainly drew them in at least three different sessions as well.
Then I scanned my drawings and put them in a font. To make the font more usable, I added the ten numerals in Kate’s style; the original does not have those. I hope she would have liked my adaptations.
Yours in a very preserving mood, Gert Wiescher.
* Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet, edited by George Rutledge & Sons, London and New York, ca. 1885.
Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet Font families
The Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet includes the following font families:
- Kate Greenaways Alphabet
Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet Preview
Here is a preview of how Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
