Typeface	Kabel
Category	Serif
Classifications	Glyphic
Designer(s)	Berthold Wolpe
Foundry	Monotype Corporation

Albertus is a glyphic serif typeface designed by Berthold Wolpe in the period 1932 to 1940 for the the Monotype Corporation type foundry. Wolpe named the font after Albertus Magnus, the thirteenth-century German philosopher and theologian. Image File history File links AlbertusMT.png‎ Specimen of the typeface Albertus by Jim Hood I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In typography, serifs are non-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols. ... A type designer is someone who designs typefaces. ... Berthold Wolpe (* October 29, 1905 in Offenbach, † July 5, 1989 in London) was a German type designer and teacher. ... A type foundry is a company that produces and/or distributes typefaces. ... Monotype Imaging, Inc is a typesetting and typeface design company (type foundry) responsible for many developments in printing technology — in particular the Monotype machine which was the first fully mechanical typesetter — and the design and production of typefaces in the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Berthold Wolpe (* October 29, 1905 in Offenbach, † July 5, 1989 in London) was a German type designer and teacher. ... Currently Monotype Imaging, Inc, a typesetting and typeface design company responsible for many developments in printing technology — in particular the Monotype machine which was the first fully mechanical typesetter — and the design and production of typefaces in the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Albertus Magnus (1193? – November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar who became famous for his comprehensive knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. ...

Wolpe studied as a metal engraver, and Albertus was modeled to resemble letters carved into bronze. The face beagan as titling capitals, and eventually a lowercase roman was added, and later an italic, which is distinct for its narrow character set. Albertus has slight glyphic serifs. It is available in titling, bold an italic varieties.

In the uppercase M the middle strokes descend only partway, not eaching the baseline. The U has a stem on hte right side, evocative of lowercase. Lowercase characters e and g have large, open bowls. Figures are lining.

Albertus is used extensively by Coldplay, most notably in their logo. Coldplay are an alternative rock band from London, England, often considered the most critically acclaimed band in the world. ...

A slightly modified version was used extensively in The Prisoner, a 1967 British television series frequently mined for cultural references. Modifications to the Albertus font include opening the loop on the lowercase letter e and the addition of new dotless i and j characters. The Prisoner was a 1967 UK science fiction television series, starring Patrick McGoohan. ...

References

• Blackwell, Lewis. 20th Century Type. Yale University Press: 2004. ISBN 0-300-10073-6.
• Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
• Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopædia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. ISBN 0-7137-1347-X.
• Macmillan, Neil. An A–Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.

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