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Volta

The first Clarendon typeface with a matching italic [Wikipedia]. Released by Bauer in 1956 in mager, halbfett, and fett weights, followed by a Kursiv halbfett in 1957 [Bauer index cards]. Imported to US as Fortune, and advertised as early as July 1955 [Art Director & Studio News, Vol. 7, No. 4]. Also known as Fortuna. Gans had it as Yoga. Impressum is a related text face by the same designers.

Digitizations covering all four styles by Linotype and Elsner+Flake. URW’s version (also known as Heavy Script No2) additionally has Round and Stencil variants of the Bold.

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The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed2022

John Gall
Madeline Partner

Contributed by XYZ Type

<cite>The Fortune Men</cite> by Nadifa Mohamed

The Mad Book of Magic and Other Dirty Tricks by Al Jaffee1970

Al Jaffee
John Putnam

Contributed by Sunny Schultz

<cite>The Mad Book of Magic and Other Dirty Tricks</cite> by Al<span class="nbsp"> </span>Jaffee

Pippi geht von Bord opening titles1969

unknown

Contributed by ZincRider

<cite>Pippi geht von Bord</cite> opening titles

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Los Admiradores – Bongos album art1959

Charles E. Murphy

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Los Admiradores – <cite>Bongos</cite> album art

The Beatles – “Anna / “Chains” / “Misery” / “I Saw Her Standing There” Brazilian and Peruvian EP covers1967

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Beatles – “Anna / “Chains” / “Misery” / “I<span> Saw Her Standing There”</span> Brazilian and Peruvian EP covers

Babatunde Olatunji – Drums Of Passion album art1960

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Babatunde Olatunji – <cite>Drums Of Passion</cite> album art

The Secret of St. Brides text adventure game by The Games Mistresses1985

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

<cite>The Secret of St. Brides</cite> text adventure game by The Games Mistresses

Determined Productions cookbooksc. 1970

Eric Hill
John Astrop
Anne Butte

Contributed by Elizabeth Goodspeed

Determined Productions cookbooks

Apple-1 Operation Manual1976

Apple
Ronald G. Wayne

Contributed by Armin Hierstetter

Apple-1 Operation Manual

The Music Man album art1958

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>The Music Man</cite> album art

Grady Martin – Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves and Hot Guitar album art2020

Urban Zotel

Contributed by Urban Zotel

Grady Martin – <cite>Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves and Hot Guitar</cite> album art

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1958)1958

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Clip Books of Line Art</cite>, Volk (1958)

Meridian Books moving notice1958

Elaine Lustig Cohen

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Meridian Books moving notice

Toward a Sane Nuclear Policy booklet1960

Ivan Chermayeff

Contributed by Nick Sherman

<cite>Toward a Sane Nuclear Policy</cite> booklet

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1960)1960

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Clip Books of Line Art</cite>, Volk (1960)

“What’s Arnold Palmer doing on a Bolens Husky?” ad, Bolens logo (1967)1967

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1963)1963

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Clip Books of Line Art</cite>, Volk (1963)

Jerry Byrd – Steel Guitar Hawaiian Style album art1976

Tom Rixford

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Jerry Byrd – <cite>Steel Guitar Hawaiian Style</cite> album art

The Brother by F.D. Reeve (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)1971

Pat de Groot

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

<cite>The Brother</cite> by F.D. Reeve (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

Hoagy Carmichael – Ole Buttermilk Sky album art1958

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Hoagy Carmichael – <cite>Ole Buttermilk Sky </cite>album art

Nono, suivi de Toa by Sacha Guitry1968

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

<cite>Nono, suivi de Toa </cite>by Sacha Guitry

Marienschlucht postcardc. 1977

Werner+Lehmann-Verlag

Photo(s) by Michael Studt on Flickr.

Marienschlucht postcard

The Walker Brothers – “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” / “You’re All Around Me” German single cover1966

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Walker Brothers – “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” / “You’re All Around Me” German single cover

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and postersc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and posters

Come Out! Vol. 1 No. 5, 19701970

Contributed by ssssd

<cite>Come Out!</cite> Vol. 1 No. 5, 1970

Ned Kelly (1970) movie posters1970

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

<cite>Ned Kelly</cite> (1970) movie posters

Rocky glassesc. 1958

unknown

Contributed by Netta Szabo

Duograph colored pencils by Eberhard Faberc. 1960

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Duograph colored pencils by Eberhard Faber

NSA Security Education Program poster series (1950s–1970s)c. 1960

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

NSA Security Education Program poster series (1950s–1970s)

Insita — Bulletin of insite art, 1971–73c. 1971

unknown

Contributed by Malou Messien

<cite>Insita — Bulletin of insite art</cite>, 1971–73

Smash Hits magazine logos (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985)c. 1978

Steve Bush

Contributed by Giles Booth

<cite>Smash Hits</cite> magazine logos (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985)

A Reader’s Guide to Herman Melville, First Edition1962

Robin Fox

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>A Reader’s Guide to Herman Melville</cite>, First Edition

East / West and Further East / Further West by Bill Frisell2005

Barbara de Wilde

Contributed by Gareth Hague

<cite>East / West</cite> and <cite>Further East / Further West</cite> by Bill<span class="nbsp"> </span>Frisell

Paul and Paula – “Hey Paula” and “Young Lovers” German single covers1963

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Paul and Paula – “Hey Paula” and “Young Lovers” German single covers

Konobac. 1975

Photo(s) by goran patlejch on Flickr.

Rack-o game, French editionc. 1960

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Rack-o game, French edition

Royal System by Paul Cadovius logo and advertising1959

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Computational Methods of Linear Algebra1959

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Computational Methods of Linear Algebra</cite>

Calling All Cars board game, 3rd editionc. 1961

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Calling All Cars board game, 3rd edition

Cartes sur table (Cards on the table, French Translation)1971

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Cartes sur table</cite> (Cards on the table, French Translation)

Travaux en Papier1956

unknown

Contributed by Tânia Raposo

<cite>Travaux en Papier</cite>

The Long March, Vintage Books Edition1962

George Giusti

Contributed by Tânia Raposo

<cite>The Long March</cite>, Vintage Books Edition

Percussion series album art (Command Records)1959

Josef Albers
Charles E. Murphy

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Percussion</cite> series album art (Command Records)

Homeland vintage jazz record covers2012

Ty Mattson

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Homeland</cite> vintage jazz record covers

Heerlijke haring in tomatensaus1956

Bauer

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Heerlijke haring in tomatensaus

Dibevo Dierenparadijs

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Dibevo Dierenparadijs

“I’m Thumbody” pin1971

Neil Baker

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“I’m Thumbody” pin

Dick Bruna’s Cinderella1966

Dick Bruna

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

Dick Bruna’s Cinderella