Photo: Roger Black. © 1980 Philip Hays. License: All Rights Reserved. Artwork by Roger Black.

Illustration by Philip Hays

At New York (1980–1981), I had the idea the of reviving the Silk Stocking style. I did a search for available versions of the De Vinne, aka Elzevir, aka French Old Style of the late nineteenth century. Settled onRomana, which we had set on the VGC Phototypositor or the Mergenthaler Linotype VGC. This seemed to evoke the era.

Today, for small sizes, I would say the Bitstream version is the best.

Rough scans of the magazine showing Romana on a series of covers and inside stories can be found on Google Books.