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Belwe Roman

Typeface

Summary

Typeface

Field	Value
name	Belwe
image	Belwe_Roman.png
style	Serif
classifications	Display
releasedate	1907
creator	Georg Belwe
foundry	J.G. Schelter & Giesecke

Belwe Roman is a display typeface designed by Georg Belwe in 1907. The type has Old Style qualities, but short ascenders and very short descenders as well as calligraphic and Fraktur influences.

Foundry Type

Belwe Roman was originally cast by the Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry in text, medium bold, and bold weights. An inline version was cast as well.

Cold Type Copies

Belwe Roman was revived in Cold Type versions by Compugraphic as Belwe. It was popular enough for all four original weights and styles to be reissued.

Digital Copies

A digital version, also simply called Belwe, was released in 1989 by ITC. Another version, Belwe EF, is made by Elsner+Flake.

Usage

Used in the video game Hearthstone, as a UI and card name typeface.
Used in logos of the next two video games: Sonic Drift and Sonic Drift 2, as a subtitle.
Used in the logo of the outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer Patagonia, Inc.
Used by the Jubilee Foods grocery chain

References

Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, ''The Encyclopedia of Type Faces,'' Blandford Press Lts., 1983, {{ISBN. 0-7137-1347-X, p. 19.
Provan, Archie, and Alexander S. Lawson, ''100 Type Histories (volume 1)'', National Composition Association, Arlington, Virginia, 1983 p. 24.

Wikipedia Source

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