Wood Type ‘GROT’ (UR Type Collection)

Description

Insipred by Historic Type

‘GROT’ is a heavy sans serif. Sans serifs (‘grotesques’, ‘gothic’…) types came into use in Europe in the late 18th century in architectural drawing. These simplified letters were inspired by ancient Attic Greek inscriptions and were felt to have a timeless, pure and archaic quality ideal for stone carving.

Designed for Letterpress

Ur Types is a family of typefaces created exclusively for wood type letterpress through a collaboration between East of Rome type foundry and TYPA Printing and Paper Art Centre.

Each letter, in every size, has been carefully designed to fit the traditional fixed-width Cicero unit system used in letterpress composition. While the typefaces can be explored through specimen sheet, the complete Ur Types family is available exclusively from TYPA as wood type in four sizes: 20, 16, 12, and 8 Cicero.

Product Details

• Typeface: GROT (Ur Types)
• Material: Hardwood (birch)
• Finish: Shellac-coated and polished
• Type height: 23.56 mm (other heights available on request)
• Available sizes: 20, 16, 12, and 8 Cicero

Made to Order

Each piece of wood type is made to order. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for production (shipping time not included).

If you require a different type height or have any custom requests, please don’t hesitate to get in touch typa@typa.ee.