Francesco Griffo, 1495; Giovantonio Tagliente, 1524.
Revival by Jack Yan, 1994

JY Ætna was designed originally by Francesco Griffo in 1495, and appeared in a book by Cardinal Bembo the following year. The font in this text was re-created by JY&A in 1994, at the suggestion of computer consultant Matthew Kennedy (brother of JY&A VP Ingrid Kennedy). The original x-heights, quaint letters and other niceties have been restored. An italic complement, based on the font design by Giovantonio Tagliente, has also been developed. JY&A's 2,700 kerning pairs (up to a maximum of 2,829 in the oldstyle roman) come as standard in the text fonts.

100 JY Ætna 1 Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic $110

101 JY Ætna OSF 1 Roman OSF, Italic OSF, Bold OSF, Bold Italic OSF, Roman SCOSF $110

120 JY Ætna Expert Roman Alternatives, Italic Alternatives, Fractions Roman, Expert Roman $75

122 JY Ætna 2 Medium, Medium Italic, Medium OSF, Medium Italic OSF, Medium SCOSF $99

Publish, August 1996

Other prices
Single fonts $39 each, $19 each for Expert Roman and Fractions Roman.

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