Cloister (typeface)
A specimen of Cloister from the American Type Founders specimen book of 1923. | |
| Category | Serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Old-style, Venetian |
| Designer(s) | Morris Fuller Benton |
| Foundry | American Type Founders |
| Date released | c. 1913 |
| Variations | Cloister Initials |
Cloister is a serif typeface that was designed by Morris Fuller Benton and published by American Type Founders around 1913. It is loosely based on the printing of Nicolas Jenson in Venice in the 1470s, in what is now called the "old style" of serif fonts. American Type Founders presented it as an attractive but highly usable serif typeface, suitable both for body text and display use.