WAB Age of Arthur Font?

[Mitch K]

Can anyone identify the font used on the cover of the WAB Age of Arthur supplement, or a close approximation to it? Any ideas gratefully received.

[Red Orc]

Looks to me like an upper-case version of 'Insular' (which is a script, not a typeface, because I'm talking about calligraphy here).

Talking the wiki as a basis, it looks like it might be the script called 'Caroline' here (which I thought was 'Carolingian' but hey-ho): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insular_script

Or possibly 'Uncial'.

As to what typeface would approximate it... checking right now.

EDIT:

OK, the closest typefaces I have are called 'Mael', 'Sherwood' and 'Stonehenge'. They're all on my version of Word. I have no idea how to save a Word doc in such a way that you can access it here; but if you have them, check them out as being approximations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_type might also be a place to start some research.

[Mitch K]

Red Orc,

you're a gent, sir. Thank you very much.

M

[Red Orc]

You're welcome.

I also found this discussion of 'Northumbrian typography' that might have info that's useful to you,m being as it is a discussion of and links to various typefaces approximating to the Lindesfarne Gospels... and since once upon a time, York was the capital of Northumbria, and therefore Geordies, Yorkshiremen and Northumbrians were once fellow-countrymen, I thought it might be of interest: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89164

[Mitch K]

Red Orc, via the discussion you posted, I've found a font called Aniron, which seems to be very, very close indeed. Many thanks!

[James Morris]

I don't think you'll find an exact match, as I recall Rob Broom telling me that each book title was individually designed - but it sounds like you've found a pretty close approximation.  Are you planning a reprint, now that Warhammer Historical has finally died?

[Mitch K]

I don't think you'll find an exact match, as I recall Rob Broom telling me that each book title was individually designed - but it sounds like you've found a pretty close approximation.  Are you planning a reprint, now that Warhammer Historical has finally died?

Reprint? Not me, guvnor! Aniron is a sufficiently close match for my purposes, which are mainly to make things I make myself look the way I want. Cheers for the help, all.

M