Typeface Revival for Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Revival of a 19th-century mixed serif/sans inscription alphabet
Glyptotek is a revival typeface drawn from lettering on the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen, a building designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup in the early 1880s. The original source lettering combined serif uppercase with sans-serif lowercase — an atypical mixed construction. The family is available in three categories: a sans (A), a matching serif (B), and a mixed-case option (C+D) replicating the original pairing.
Set in Glyptotek
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- The historical source lettering used serif capitals alongside sans-serif lowercase — an unusual hybrid that became the structural premise of the revival.
- The mixed-case pairing is preserved as a discrete category (C+D) alongside separated serif and sans variants, directly mirroring the original source.
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