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November 12, 2026

Blaze Type releases Medieval, after Ehmcke's Mediaeval of 1922

Blaze Type has released Medieval, a transitional serif by Matthieu Salvaggio, Pauline Fourest and Yann Esnault. It is a free interpretation of Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke's Mediaeval, published by Stempel in 1922, with 45° serif segments, ink traps and tall ascenders. It comes in a single Regular style for Latin and Cyrillic, with an alternate t and ampersand.

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