10: What is that font? (The Prisoner)
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This article is from the The Prisoner FAQ, by Patrick LoPresti patl@lcs.mit.edu with numerous contributions by others.
10: What is that font? (The Prisoner)
The font used in "The Prisoner" is a modified version of
"Albertus" (dots removed from "i" and "j", loop of "e" opened).
Albertus was designed by Bethold Wolpe in 1932, and is available
from Monotype in their "Value Pack no. 2" and "Monotype Classic
Fonts". Call 1-800-MONOTYPE for more information.
It is also one of the standard fonts on the CorelDraw 4 CDs, and
it is a built-in printer font on the HP DeskJet 1200C (and
presumably other DeskJets).
Albertus is also available in from Image Club Graphics, Inc. (see
Personal Publishing magazine). The cost is $75 for 3 styles:
normal, bold, and black. Postscript format. Suite 5, 1902 11th
Street SE, Calgary AB Canada T2G 3G2; 403-262-8008.
There are two freeware Albertus derivatives, both of which have
been modified Prisoner-style. One is by Glenn Fleishman and is
called "Furioso"; the other is by Mark Heiman and is called
"Village". Both are available via anonymous FTP from
dworkin.wustl.edu:/dist/prisoner.
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