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You will hardly find a better font for strong headlines than Ancient Black. It is a so-called
Ancient Black WF   Punctuation: yes  Uppercase: yes  Lowercase: yes  Numerals: yes
Undoubtedly the most beautiful and popular typeface of the time, Caslon could be found in every colonial printshop. There are no bold grades or deviations from the form, it was left to the printer to create an aesthetically pleasing result simply by using various font sizes and spatial arrangements of the type. The font includes several special characters and ligatures.
Caslon Book WF   Punctuation: yes  Uppercase: yes  Lowercase: yes  Numerals: yes
A style most commonly used for personal or place names, foreign words or phrases or terms that need to stand out. At the beginning of a paragraph the printer might also employ a more extravagant device, as found in Caslon Swash Italics. This font contains a large number of ligatures and special characters, including, of course, the long-s
Caslon Book Italic WF   Punctuation: yes  Uppercase: yes  Lowercase: yes  Numerals: yes
Popular to add flair and emphasis to certain words, Caslon Swash Italics will lend a distinguished character to your printed piece.  This font contains a large number of ligatures and special characters, including, of course, the long-s
Caslon Swash Italic WF   Punctuation: yes  Uppercase: yes  Lowercase: yes  Numerals: yes
Naturally, Webster Roman has its cursive equivalent, which is used to emphasize words and to focus the reader’s attention on the important passages of a text. As with its Roman cousin, the use of the long-s is optional.
Webster Italic WF   Punctuation: yes  Uppercase: yes  Lowercase: yes  Numerals: yes
Chosen by Noah Webster for his famous dictionary, this typeface already bespeaks the
Webster Roman WF   Punctuation: yes  Uppercase: yes  Lowercase: yes  Numerals: yes
Every era has its own handwriting, and this is the standard developed in the 18th century. Difficult to write, but most beautiful, a handwriting such as this would be the pride of any scribe. English Hand WF is perfect for filling in partially printed documents, especially if your own handwriting looks nothing like this.
English Hand WF   Punctuation: yes  Uppercase: yes  Lowercase: yes  Numerals: yes
Use our trademark signature fonts - digitized autographs of famous individuals, which you can use to sign your
Rev.War Heroes WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were regarded as criminals by the colonial government. In effect, as far as the British were concerned, these men had signed their own death warrant. We have to admire these men for their courage and commitment to the cause. Our font features all fifty-six signers.
Signers of the DoI WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
A collection of whimsical illustrations, conveniently placed into a symbol font. These little spot illustrations can be used as borders or as accents in any printing project.
Colonial Bullets WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
Our unique border fonts allow you to create text borders, which were extremely popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The font contains characters for the corners as well as for all four sides. Borders are easily created using nothing but your keyboard.
Daisy Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
Our unique border fonts allow you to create text borders, which were extremely popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The font contains characters for the corners as well as for all four sides. Borders are easily created using nothing but your keyboard.
Lily Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
Our unique border fonts allow you to create text borders, which were extremely popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The font contains characters for the corners as well as for all four sides. Borders are easily created using nothing but your keyboard.
Marigold Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
Our unique border fonts allow you to create text borders, which were extremely popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The font contains characters for the corners as well as for all four sides. Borders are easily created using nothing but your keyboard.
Needlepoint Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
Our unique border fonts allow you to create text borders, which were extremely popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The font contains characters for the corners as well as for all four sides. Borders are easily created using nothing but your keyboard.
Pine Cone Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
A quaint and very useful border that goes well with all types of 18th century printing.
Quilt Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
A delicate border, well suited for all manner of society printing.
Rose Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no
Our unique border fonts allow you to create text borders, which were extremely popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The font contains characters for the corners as well as for all four sides. Borders are easily created using nothing but your keyboard.
Tulip Border WF   Punctuation: no  Uppercase: no  Lowercase: no  Numerals: no


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Operating Systems:
Windows Macintosh
Formats Included:
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Brochure
Manual
Sample Fonts

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  • 7 Original Typefaces with special characters, including long-s 

  • 8 Border fonts

  • 1 Colonial Bullet Font

  • 2 Signature Fonts 

  • Over 200 authentic clip-art images - ornaments, flags, portraits, battle scenes, etc.

  • A handy manual, detailing the history of printing in America, the story of each font and helpful typesetting advice. 

The Minuteman Printshop is the premier publishing tool for 18th century enthusiasts.

The Minuteman Printshop is widely used by Living History and re-enactment organizations, and by institutions such as the Old State House in Boston, Colonial Williamsburg and the Valley Forge foundations. It works with virtually all popular word processing and graphic design programs on Windows and Macintosh platforms.




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